Cultural and Heritage Tourism in the Middle East and North Af... - 9780367547141

Taylor & Francis

Cultural and Heritage Tourism in the Middle East and North AfricaComplexities, Management and Practices\nAuthor(s): Siamak Seyfi, C. Michael Hall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367547141, 978-0367547141\nSynopsis\nThis is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of cultural and heritage tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the many complexities that heritage sites and tourist attractions face.\n\nThe MENA region has long been regarded as the cradle of Western and Arab civilisation and is the home of many of the worlds major religions. Because of this, the region is rich in heritage sites that serve as major tourist attractions and as icons of national, cultural and religious identity. However, as this book examines, heritage in the region is simultaneously highly contested and has even become a target for terrorism creating a situation that brought major challenges for heritag.