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Venice, the tourist maze : a cultural critique of the world's most touristed city

Robert C. Davis (Author), Garry Marvin (Author)
'Venice, the Tourist Maze' charts the history of tourism in the most tourist-visited place on the planet, & at the same time offers a critique of the city-as-tourist-destination. The 'maze' is the paradox created when a city becomes a theme park entertaining visitors on an industrial scale
eBook, English, 2004
University of California Press, Berkeley, 2004
History
1 online resource (xi, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780520937802, 9780520238039, 9780520241206, 9781417545063, 9781597349758, 0520937805, 0520238036, 0520241207, 1417545062, 1597349755
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Introduction: The City Built on the Sea
Timescape
Landscape
Seascape
Worldscape
Afterword: Chi ciapa schei xe contento