Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) |
Series |
North Carolina scholarship online |
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North Carolina scholarship online
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Contents |
Making the "modern" destination, 1900-1934 -- Good neighbors, tourism, and nationalism, 1930-1948 -- Disaster destinations, 1948-1960 -- The junta and the jipis, 1960-1975 -- Between Maoists and millionaires, 1975-1996 |
Summary |
This text examines the transformation of Machu Picchu from an obscure archaeological site into a global tourist destination and national symbol of Peru. The author illustrates how, from the very start, tourism played a central role in the modern rise of Machu Picchu. The leaders of Cusco, where Machu Picchu is located, employed tourism to argue for the importance of their region at a time when Peru's national leaders believed that the Andean interior offered little cultural and economic opportunities |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Tourism -- Peru -- Machu Picchu Site -- History -- 20th century
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Tourism -- Political aspects -- Peru -- Machu Picchu Site
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International travel -- Peru -- Machu Picchu Site -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- General.
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International travel
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Tourism
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Tourism -- Political aspects
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SUBJECT |
Peru -- Symbolic representation -- History -- 20th century
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Subject |
Peru
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Peru -- Machu Picchu Site
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2018013222 |
ISBN |
9781469643540 |
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1469643545 |
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9781469643557 |
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1469643553 |
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