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Goldmine or bottomless pitt? Exploiting Cornwall’s mining heritage
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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