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Tables of Contents for The Tourist City
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Global Forces, Local Strategies, and Urban Tourism
1
20
Susan S. Fainstein
Dennis R. Judd
Part I. The Political Economy of Tourism
Evaluating Urban Tourism
21
14
Susan S. Fainstein
David Gladstone
Constructing the Tourist Bubble
35
19
Dennis R. Judd
Marketing Cities for Tourism
54
17
Briavel Holcomb
Sensing the City
71
18
John Urry
Part II. Constructing Cities as Theme Parks
Walt Disney World and Orlando: Deregulation as a Strategy for Tourism
89
18
Richard Foglesong
Las Vegas: Casino Gambling and Local Culture
107
17
Robert E. Parker
Cancun Bliss
124
19
Daniel Hiernaux-Nicolas
Part III. Converting Cities into Tourist Sites
The City: Strategic Site for the Global Entertainment Industry
143
12
Saskia Sassen
Frank Roost
The New Boston Discovers the Old: Tourism and the Struggle for a Livable City
155
24
Bruce Ehrlich
Peter Dreier
Culture Meets Commerce: Tourism in Postcommunist Prague
179
19
Lily M. Hoffman
Jiri Musil
Tourism in Jerusalem: A Place to Pray
198
17
Arie Shachar
Noam Shoval
Part IV. Tourism Strategies
Tourism and Sports: The Serious Competition for Play
215
18
Charles C. Euchner
Riverboat Gambling, Tourism, and Economic Development
233
12
Sabina Deitrick
Robert A. Beauregard
Cheryl Zarlenga Kerchis
International Tourism and the Cities of Southeast Asia
245
16
Patrick Mullins
Cities as Places to Play
261
12
Susan S. Fainstein
Dennis R. Judd
Contributors
273
6
Notes
279
22
References
301
32
Index
333