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Goldmine or bottomless pitt? Exploiting Cornwall’s mining heritage

[journal article]

Zwegers, Bart

Abstract

This research paper discusses the rise of the heritage and tourist industry in Cornwall. It aims to historically contextualize this process by analyzing it in relation to the neo-liberal political landscape of the 1980s. The paper highlights several consequences of industrial heritage tourism in the... view more

This research paper discusses the rise of the heritage and tourist industry in Cornwall. It aims to historically contextualize this process by analyzing it in relation to the neo-liberal political landscape of the 1980s. The paper highlights several consequences of industrial heritage tourism in the region, including the growing gap between rich and poor that resulted from the arrival of newcomers from the richer Eastern counties and the perceived downplaying of Cornish heritage. It will explain how these developments paved the way for regionalist activists who strived for more Cornish autonomy in the field of heritage preservation and exploitation.... view less

Keywords
Great Britain; regional development; economic change; industry; development; tourism; mining; cultural heritage; cultural identity; regionalism

Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Social History, Historical Social Research

Free Keywords
Industrial heritage tourism; Cornwall; Thatcherism

Document language
English

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 15-22

Journal
Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, 4 (2018) 1

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1247534

ISSN
2529-1947

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0


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