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Hanley, Keith.

Constructing cultural tourism : John Ruskin and the tourist gaze / - Bristol ; Tonawanda, NY : Channel View Publications, c2010. - xii, 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Tourism and cultural change ; [25] . - Tourism and cultural change. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Focusing on the formative influence of the works of John Ruskin in defining and developing cultural tourism, this book describes and assesses their effects on the 'tourist gaze' as directed at landscape, scenery, architecture and townscape, from the early Victorian period onwards.

ISBN: 9781845411558 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781845411558: £74.95 1845411552 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781845411541 (pbk : alk. paper) 1845411544 (pbk : alk. paper) 9781845411565 (ebook) 1845411560 (ebook)

LCCN: 2010026359

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 --Travel--Great Britain,
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 --Influence.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 --Trave--Europe, Western.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 --Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Heritage tourism--History.--Great Britain
Culture and tourism--History.
Heritage tourism--History.--Europe, Western
Travel in literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 338.479141 / HAN