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Online-Ressource (158 p)
ISBN:
9780789025708
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Explore the travel/tourism possibilities of this exotic yet tourist-friendly countryVietnam Tourism presents a unique ethnographic-semiotic analysis of some of the most important touristic icons in Vietnamese culture. In addition, it offers a firsthand analysis of many aspects of daily life in Vietnam and a semiotic analysis of Vietnam's dominant cultural symbols. A twelve-page photo section brings vibrant images of this unique country to life.Vietnam Tourism also presents an essential overview of what Vietnam has to offer tourists, looking at the exciting possibilities?and the potential pitfa
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Cover; Vietnam Tourism; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A NOTE ON ETHNOGRAPHY; THE DESIGN OF THE BOOK; WHY PEOPLE BECOME TOURISTS: USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; PART I: VIETNAM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION-AN ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 1 The Pros and Cons of Vietnam Tourism; STATISTICS ON TOURISM IN VIETNAM, THAILAND, AND CAMBODIA; VISITORS IN VIETNAM BY COUNTRY IN 2001; SOME PROBLEMS OF VIETNAM'S TOURISM INDUSTRY; BENEFITS OF VIETNAM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION; Chapter 2 The Consumer Culture and Vietnam; TOURISM AND CONSUMER CULTURES: THE GRID-GROUP TYPOLOGY
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CONSUMER CULTURES AND TOURIST CHOICESTRAVEL PREFERENCES IN VIETNAM AND CULTURAL ALIGNMENTS; ABOUT IMAGINING, INTERPRETING, AND REMEMBERING VIETNAM; PART II: VIRTUAL VIETNAM-IMAGINING VIETNAM; Chapter 3 Vietnam: Image and Reality; VIETNAM AS AN IMAGINED PLACE; PICO IYER'S PICTURE OF SAIGON AND HANOI; TWO WRITERS ON THE VIETNAMESE PASSION FOR FOOD; THE VIETNAM WAR; Chapter 4 Touring Vietnam in Safety and Comfort; LOGISTICS; TF HANDSPAN GROUP TOUR ITINERARY; ANNIE, THU, AND PROBLEMS WITH NAMES; ADVENTURE WEAR AND MAGIC GLASSES: I GO HIGH TECH; TEACHING THE VIETNAMESE ABOUT AMERICAN CULTURE
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ESCAPING WITH ONE'S LIFE WHILE TOURING VIETNAMA RAINBOW THE DAY WE LEAVE; ON THE MATTER OF VIETNAM'S APPEAL FOR TOURISTS; PART III: SEMIOTIC VIETNAM-INTERPRETING THE COUNTRY; Chapter 5 Understanding Vietnam: Culture and Geography; SCHOLARLY APPROACHES TO STUDYING FOREIGN CULTURES; THE IDEAS OF ROLAND BARTHES; QUOC NGU: THE VIETNAMESE WRITTEN LANGUAGE; THE CAO DAI CATHEDRAL AT TAY NINH; SAPA AND THE HILL-TRIBE GIRLS; THE MEKONG DELTA; HANOI; HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON; Chapter 6 Exploring Vietnam's Culture: Food and Entertainment; PHO; NUOC MAM (FISH SAUCE); VIETNAMESE METAL COFFEE POTS
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SPRING ROLLSNON LA (CONICAL HATS); AO DAI: THE TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE COSTUME FOR WOMEN; HO CHI MINH'S BODY; GENERAL GIAP: THE SNOW-COVERED VOLCANO; GREEN PITH HELMETS; CU CHI TUNNELS; CD CAFÉS; DONG AND DOLLARS; ROI NUOC (WATER PUPPETS); PART IV: REMEMBERING VIETNAM-BACK IN THE UNITED STATES; Chapter 7 Reflections on Touring Vietnam; A JUMBLE OF MEMORIES; THE ACTUAL VIETNAM VERSUS THE VIRTUAL VIETNAM; STREET CULTURES AND HOUSE CULTURES; AN AGE-OLD QUESTION; Chapter 8 Conclusion; THE TOURIST AS STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; A FINAL WORD; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781136427725
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780789025708
Additional Edition:
Print version Vietnam Tourism
Language:
English
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