Venice, the Tourist Maze: A Cultural Critique of the World’s Most Touristed City

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'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.

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  Venice, the Tourist Maze: A Cultural Critique of the World’s...

  • 2004-06-25
  • 372 pages
  • Paperback
  • Univ of California Press

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