TY  - BOOK
AB  - The Taj Mahal has long been a subject for photography and poetry, but this book presents the first sociological analysis of the Taj as a cultural phenomenon. Tim Edensor examines the conflicting narratives which surround the site: postcolonial views of the monument as a symbol of love, of India and of splendid exuberance; and those which challenge this ethnocentricity, for whom the Taj is the symbolic center of Islamic power or a site of Moghul appropriation. He discusses many of the tourist practices around the Taj and considers the notion of tourism in a wider context. Clearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, this book describes tourism as "performance" and the tourist site as a "stage" on which tourists are directed and rehearsed, improvising cultural conventions in the complex production of leisure space.--Publisher description.
AU  - Edensor, Tim,
CN  - DS486.A3
CN  - DS486.A3
CY  - London ;
CY  - New York :
DA  - 1998.
ID  - 890069
KW  - Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
KW  - Tourism
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Architecture and state
KW  - Symbolism in architecture
KW  - Public opinion
N2  - The Taj Mahal has long been a subject for photography and poetry, but this book presents the first sociological analysis of the Taj as a cultural phenomenon. Tim Edensor examines the conflicting narratives which surround the site: postcolonial views of the monument as a symbol of love, of India and of splendid exuberance; and those which challenge this ethnocentricity, for whom the Taj is the symbolic center of Islamic power or a site of Moghul appropriation. He discusses many of the tourist practices around the Taj and considers the notion of tourism in a wider context. Clearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, this book describes tourism as "performance" and the tourist site as a "stage" on which tourists are directed and rehearsed, improvising cultural conventions in the complex production of leisure space.--Publisher description.
PB  - Routledge,
PP  - London ;
PP  - New York :
PY  - 1998.
SN  - 9780415167130
SN  - 0415167132
SN  - 9780415167123
SN  - 0415167124
T1  - Tourists at the Taj :performance and meaning at a symbolic site /
TI  - Tourists at the Taj :performance and meaning at a symbolic site /
ER  -