223 pgs. Few instances of underlining. No highlighting. Black & white photos / illustrations. The author identifies the various stories about the Taj found in travel literature or told by tourists and guides.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Tourists at the Taj: Performance and Meaning at a Symbolic Site (International Library of Sociology)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415167132
ISBN 13: 9780415167130
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Clearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, Tourists at the Taj describes the conflicting narratives which surround the site. For some the Taj is an evocative symbol of the colonial past. For others it is a symbolic centre of Islamic power. For many of the thousands of tourists that visit it each year it is simply a monument of love.
The author shows how tourism can be seen as a performance and the tourist site as a stage on which tourists are directed and rehearsed but also able to improvise their own cultural rituals.

About the Author

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.

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