Heritage tourism has become an increasingly significant component of the global tourism
industry, particularly in countries striving to diversify away from sea, sand and sun. This …

Purpose The rise of the global economy has been an essential element in the international
business (IB) agenda since the 1980s, and the topic of globalisation has not failed to …

Avoiding the pitfalls of both the reverential approach of 'heritage belief'and the overly critical
one of 'heritage atheism','heritage agnosticism'is proposed as a theoretical middle path for …

The public health restrictions and social distancing imposed as a consequence of COVID-19
have not only had a profound impact on intangible heritage, they have also prompted …

Looking at examples of cultural practices listed by UNESCO as intangible heritage, this
article appropriates the term “folklorization” from authenticity discourses and argues that the …

With the rise of post-truth and fake news, a thorough examination of authenticity has never
been so relevant. This book explores the geography of authenticity, investigating a wide …

The rise of heritage within United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) is indicative of a changed orientation towards human diversity within the …

As a province inhabited by ethnic minorities in southwest China, Guizhou is rich in tourism
and ICH (intangible cultural heritage) resources. The spatial distribution of ICH and the …

World Heritage themes and frameworks, as well as the criteria for assessing the 'outstanding
universal values'(OUV) of World Heritage sites, have been extensively criticised for being …

This article analyzes the origins of the 1994 Global Strategy for a Representative, Balanced
and Credible World Heritage List as a lens through which to view the process of constructing …