The American South: From Civil Rights Struggle to Civil Rights Tourism
In recent years the American South has become the platform for an authenticity seeking tourism industry. Former sites of civil rights action have been revived and transformed into tourist attractions. The following paper introduces the notion of so-called civil rights tourism and presents a critical...
Main Author: | Dorit Wagner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Göttingen University Press
2012-01-01
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Series: | American Studies Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.asjournal.org/archive/56/209.html |
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