Tourism and Nationalism in Nepal: A Developing Country Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367606589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 102 str.

Kalyan Bhandari

Opis

This book explores the role of tourism in the expression of nationalism in Nepal. It investigates assemblage of images, emblems, and symbols of Nepali nationhood in various touristic representations and narratives from Nepali travellers and diasporic visitors to showcase how they express nationhood and stimulate a strong sentiment of national fe

Spis treści

1.Introduction

2. Nation, nationalism, and tourism in Nepal

3. 'National' imagery in tourism representations

4. Expressing nationalism at Lumbini

5. Earthquake and diasporic travel to homeland

6. Conclusions

O autorze

Kalyan Bhandari is a Lecturer in Events, Hospitality, and Tourism at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.