Title Tourists at the Taj : performance and meaning at a symbolic site / Tim Edensor

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description ix, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series International library of sociology International library of sociology. Contents 1. Constructing tourist space -- 2. The regulation of tourist space -- 3. Narratives of the Taj Mahal -- 4. Walking, gazing, photographing and remembering at the Taj -- 5. Enclavic and heterogenous tourist spaces in Agra -- 6. Tourist plans for Agra and the Taj -- 7. Conclusion Notes Bibliography: p205-214. - Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and indexes Subject Architecture and state -- India. Popular culture -- India. Public opinion -- Great Britain. Symbolism in architecture -- India. Taj Mahal (Agra, India) Tourism -- India. SUBJECT United Kingdom -- Colonies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 India -- Civilization -- British influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004339 India -- Politics and government -- 1765-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064939 India http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125948 -- Public opinion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006218 LC no. 98005286 ISBN 0415167124 0415167132

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