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Mythic frontiers : remembering, forgetting, and profiting with cultural heritage tourism
This work illustrates how aggrandized versions of the past have been used to turn a profit. Examining the imagined frontier town of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Daniel Maher warns that disconnecting cultural heritage tourism from history minimizes the devastating consequences of imperialism, racism, and se...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
: University Press of Florida
, 2017-2016
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| Series: | Cultural heritage studies
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813062532.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Daniel R. Maher |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : Florida Scholarship Online / Archaeology Collection |
| Summary: | This work illustrates how aggrandized versions of the past have been used to turn a profit. Examining the imagined frontier town of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Daniel Maher warns that disconnecting cultural heritage tourism from history minimizes the devastating consequences of imperialism, racism, and sexism and relegitimizes the privilege bestowed upon white men. The significance of the frontier complex in American history -- The frontier complex in Fort Smith, Arkansas -- The peacekeeper's violence -- The hanging judge's injustices -- The invincible marshal's oppression -- The hello bordello and brave men matrix -- Performing "Frontier in the attic" -- Doubling down on the wager of frontier tourism |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2016.. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 9780813051185 |
