Tourism and memory visitor experiences of the Nazi and GDR past / Doreen Pastor.
| Author/creator | Pastor, Doreen, 1980- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Studies in Second World War History |
| Contents | Tourism to memorial sites -- The institutionalisation of memory in Germany -- The memorial sites of Flossenb©ơrg, Ravensbr©ơck, Bautzen II and House of the Wannsee Conference -- Visitor experiences at German memorial sites -- The future of memory in Germany. |
| Abstract | "This book considers tourism to memorial sites from a visitor's point of view, challenging established theories in tourism and memory studies by critically appraising Germany's often celebrated memory culture. Based on visitor observations and exit interviews, the book examines how domestic and international visitors negotiate their visits to the concentration camp memorials Ravensbr©ơck and Flossenb©ơrg, the House of the Wannsee Conference and the former Stasi prison Bautzen II. It argues that memorial sites are melting pots where family, national and global narratives meet. For German visitors, the visit to memorial sites is a confrontation with Germany's responsibility for the two dictatorships while for international visitors it can be a form of 'seeing is believing'. Ultimately, it is the immediacy of the space that is the most important part of the visit. Rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to academics and students in German Studies, Tourism and Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, Public History, and Memory Studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Pastor, Doreen, 1980- Tourism and memory London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780367648954 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021020268 |
| ISBN | 9781003126836 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |