Tourists at the Taj

Performance and Meaning at a Symbolic Site

By:

Tim Edensor

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Hardback

Series:

International Library of Sociology

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This book presents for the first time a sociological analysis of the cultural phenomenon, the Taj Mahal. The author describes the conflicting narratives which surround the site; those which remain rooted in Western post-colonialism, viewing the monument as a symbol of love, of India and of splendid exuberance and those which challenge this ethnocentricity, for whom the Taj is the symbolic centre of Islamic power or a site of Moghul appropriation. It goes on to describe many of the tourist practices around the Taj as well as considering the notion of tourism in a wider context. Clearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, Tourists at the Taj concludes with the idea of tourism as 'performance' and the tourist site as 'stage' on which tourists are directed and rehearsed as well as being able to improvise cultural conventions, all in the complex production of leisure space.

Author Biography:

Tim Edensor is lecturer and researcher in the department of cultural studies at Staffordshire University. He has researched extensively in tourist practices and popular culture.

Release date NZ

July 9th, 1998

Author

Tim Edensor

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 Tables, black and white

Pages

240

Series

International Library of Sociology

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9780415167123

Product ID

3929603

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