Routledge Handbook on Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa by Dallen Timo

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This handbook provides a comprehensive statement about the supply and demand for tourism in the Middle East, deconstructs the challenges and opportunities facing the region from a tourism perspective, and delivers a succinct account of the important variables affecting the industry's growth and development throughout the region.

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The Routledge Handbook on Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa examines the importance of tourism as a historical, economic, social, environmental, religious and political force in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It highlights the ecological and resource challenges related to water, desert environments, climate change and oil. It provides an in-depth analysis of the geopolitical conditions that have long determined the patterns of tourism demand and supply throughout the region and how these play out in the everyday lives of residents and destinations as they attempt to grow tourism or ignore it entirely. While cultural heritage remains the primary tourism asset for the region as a whole, many new types of tourisms are emerging, especially in the Arabian Gulf region, where hyper-development is closely associated with the increasingly prominent role of luxury real estate and shopping, retail, medical tourism, cruises and transit tourism. The growing phenomenon of an expatriate workforce, and how its segregation from the citizenry creates a dual socio-economic system in several countries, is unmatched by other regions of the world. Many indigenous people of MENA keep themselves apart from other dominant groups in the region, although these social boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred as tourism, being one socio-economic force for change, has inspired many nomadic peoples to settle into towns and villages and rely more on tourists for their livelihoods. All of these issues and more shape the foundations of this book. This Handbook is the first of its kind to examine tourism from a broad regional and inclusive perspective, surveying a broad range of social, cultural, heritage, ecological and political matters in a single volume. With a wide range of contributors, many of whom are natives of the Middle East and North Africa, this Handbook is a vital resource for students and scholars interested in Tourism, Middle East Studies and Geography.

Author Biography

Dallen J. Timothy is Professor of Community Resources and Development and Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University. He also holds visiting professorships and research associateships in China, Spain and South Africa. His research interests include cultural heritage-based tourism, religious tourism, peripheral regions, heritage cuisines and geopolitics.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Space and Place of MENAChapter 1. Introduction: Understanding the Middle East and North Africa Dallen J. TimothyChapter 2. The Physical Geography of the Middle East in the Anthropocene C. Michael HallChapter 3. The Middle East and North Africa: A Dynamic Cultural Realm Dallen J. TimothyChapter 4. Tourism Trends and Patterns in MENA: A Resource Perspective Dallen J. TimothyPart II: Heritage, Culture and Urban SpaceChapter 5. Intangible Heritage and Cultural Protection in the Middle East Mairna H. MustafaChapter 6. Deciphering 'Arab Hospitality': Identifying Key Characteristics and Concerns Marcus L. Stephenson and Nazia AliChapter 7. Tourism and Indigenous Communities: Linking Reterritorialization and Decolonization in North Africa Christine N. BuzindeChapter 8. Urban Heritage in the Middle East: Heritage, Tourism and the Shaping of New Identities Aylin OrbaliPart III: Religion and TourismChapter 9. Religion, Pilgrimage and Tourism in the Middle East Daniel H. OlsenChapter 10. Islamic Tourism in the Middle East Hamira Zamani-Farahani, Michele Carboni, Carlo Perelli and Neda Torabi FarsaniChapter 11. Contemporary Jewish Tourism: Pilgrimage, Religious Heritage and Educational Tourism Noga Collins-KreinerChapter 12. Christian Tourism in the Middle East: Holy Land and Mediterranean Perspectives Dallen J. Timothy and Amos S. RonPart IV: Natural and Environmental ChallengesChapter 13. MENA as a Critical Meeting Point between Tourism and Water Resources Nurit KliotChapter 14. Oil in the Middle East: A Critical Resource for Tourism Susanne Becken and Harald A. FriedlChapter 15. Desert Landscapes and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa Alan S. WeberChapter 16. Tourism and Climate Change in the Middle East C. Michael HallPart V: Tourism and GeopoliticsChapter 17. Tourism as a Tool for Colonization, Segregation, Displacement and Dispossession: The Case of East Jerusalem, Palestine Rami K. IsaacChapter 18. Tourism and Conflict in the Middle East Richard W. ButlerChapter 19. Image Repair Strategies Adopted by MENA National Tourism Boards during and Following Crises Eli AvrahamPart VI: TransportationChapter 20. Cruise Tourism in the Middle East Magdalena KarolakChapter 21. Local Transportation and Tourism in the MENA Region Ammar O. AbulibdehChapter 22. Air route development and transit tourism in the Middle East Bojana Spasojevic and Gui LohmannPart VII: Contemporary TrendsChapter 23. Halal Tourism: A Growing Market on a Global Stage Asad Mohsin and Chris RyanChapter 24. Much Ado about Halal Tourism: Religion, Religiosity or None of the Above? Omar Moufakkir, Yvette Reisinger and Dhoha AlSalehChapter 25. Tourism, Migration and an Expatriate Workforce in the Middle East Kevin Hannam and Cody Morris ParisChapter 26. Business Travel and the MICE Industry in the Middle East Joan C. HendersonChapter 27. Medical Tourism: In Search of an Economic Niche John ConnellChapter 28. Shopping, Tourism and Hyper-Development in the Middle East and North Africa Esmat ZaidanChapter 29. Conclusion: Future Research Directions Dallen J. Timothy

Details ISBN1138651923 ISBN-10 1138651923 ISBN-13 9781138651920 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd DEWEY 338.479156 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-03 Language English UK Release Date 2018-12-03 AU Release Date 2018-12-03 NZ Release Date 2018-12-03 Edited by Dallen Timothy Illustrations 19 Tables, black and white; 13 Line drawings, black and white Author Dallen Timothy Alternative 9780367659707 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 408 We've got this

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