Commodification and politicization of heritage: implications for heritage tourism at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hanoi (Vietnam)

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"The current study deconstructs the process of turning heritage resources into tourism products. A case study of the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi, provides an in-depth understanding of the plural use of heritage. Findings from the study reveal issues of heritage dissonance inherent in the process of resource selection, interpretation, and targeting for different audiences. It is apparent that commodification cannot be separated from the politicization of heritage. In the case of heritage of national importance and international significance, politicization has been prioritized and results in diminishing the utilization of heritage for commercial purposes such as tourism." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• ISSN: 1999-253X
• Extent: Seite(n): 187-202
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 8(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Freizeitforschung, Freizeitsoziologie ; Tourismus ; Kulturerbe ; nationale Identität ; kulturelle Identität ; Politisierung ; Ökonomisierung ; Besucher ; Tourist ; Erwartung ; Vietnam ; Südostasien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bui, Huong T. ; Lee, Timothy J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Österreich
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14764/10.ASEAS-2015.2-5
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST