Inconvenient Heritage: Erasure and Global Tourism in Luang Prabang (Heritage, Tourism and Community)

by LynneM.Dearborn (Author), JohnC.Stallmeyer (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $141.18

  The major international recognition of a World Heritage Site designation can bring important preservation efforts and a wealth of tourist dollars to an impoverished area - but it can also have destructive side effects. This book examines the redevelopment and packaging of Luang Prabans in Laos - one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.