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Book SynopsisThe 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 gro
Table of Contents
Part I: The Space and Place of MENA
Chapter 1. Introduction: Understanding the Middle East and North Africa Dallen J. Timothy
Chapter 2. The Physical Geography of the Middle East in the Anthropocene C. Michael Hall
Chapter 3. The Middle East and North Africa: A Dynamic Cultural Realm Dallen J. Timothy
Chapter 4. Tourism Trends and Patterns in MENA: A Resource Perspective Dallen J. Timothy
Part II: Heritage, Culture and Urban Space
Chapter 5. Intangible Heritage and Cultural Protection in the Middle East Mairna H. Mustafa
Chapter 6. Deciphering ‘Arab Hospitality’: Identifying Key Characteristics and Concerns Marcus L. Stephenson and Nazia Ali
Chapter 7. Tourism and Indigenous Communities: Linking Reterritorialization and Decolonization in North Africa Christine N. Buzinde
Chapter 8. Urban Heritage in the Middle East: Heritage, Tourism and the Shaping of New Identities Aylin Orbaşli
Part III: Religion and Tourism
Chapter 9. Religion, Pilgrimage and Tourism in the Middle East Daniel H. Olsen
Chapter 10. Islamic Tourism in the Middle East Hamira Zamani-Farahani, Michele Carboni, Carlo Perelli and Neda Torabi Farsani
Chapter 11. Contemporary Jewish Tourism: Pilgrimage, Religious Heritage and Educational Tourism Noga Collins-Kreiner
Chapter 12. Christian Tourism in the Middle East: Holy Land and Mediterranean Perspectives Dallen J. Timothy and Amos S. Ron
Part IV: Natural and Environmental Challenges
Chapter 13. MENA as a Critical Meeting Point between Tourism and Water Resources Nurit Kliot
Chapter 14. Oil in the Middle East: A Critical Resource for Tourism Susanne Becken and Harald A. Friedl
Chapter 15. Desert Landscapes and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa Alan S. Weber
Chapter 16. Tourism and Climate Change in the Middle East C. Michael Hall
Part V: Tourism and Geopolitics
Chapter 17. Tourism as a Tool for Colonization, Segregation, Displacement and Dispossession: The Case of East Jerusalem, Palestine Rami K. Isaac
Chapter 18. Tourism and Conflict in the Middle East Richard W. Butler
Chapter 19. Image Repair Strategies Adopted by MENA National Tourism Boards during and Following Crises Eli Avraham
Part VI: Transportation
Chapter 20. Cruise Tourism in the Middle East Magdalena Karolak
Chapter 21. Local Transportation and Tourism in the MENA Region Ammar O. Abulibdeh
Chapter 22. Air route development and transit tourism in the Middle East Bojana Spasojevic and Gui Lohmann
Part VII: Contemporary Trends
Chapter 23. Halal Tourism: A Growing Market on a Global Stage Asad Mohsin and Chris Ryan
Chapter 24. Much Ado about Halal Tourism: Religion, Religiosity or None of the Above? Omar Moufakkir, Yvette Reisinger and Dhoha AlSaleh
Chapter 25. Tourism, Migration and an Expatriate Workforce in the Middle East Kevin Hannam and Cody Morris Paris
Chapter 26. Business Travel and the MICE Industry in the Middle East Joan C. Henderson
Chapter 27. Medical Tourism: In Search of an Economic Niche John Connell
Chapter 28. Shopping, Tourism and Hyper-Development in the Middle East and North Afr
