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1 online resource (xii, 231 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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Bibliography |
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Filmography |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Includes filmography. |
| Contents |
Early New Zealand films and western voy(ag)eurs -- 1940-1990 : New Zealand film landscapes for prospective 'cinenauts' -- The legacy of The piano : film-tourist geographies and the aesthetic of the sublime -- From Ngati to Whale rider : the filmic journey of the indigenous traveller -- From Mt. Fuji to Mt. Taranaki : D'paysement and celebrity worship in The last samurai -- 'Welcome to New Zealand, home of middle earth' : heterotopian impulse, western anxiety and spatial identity in The lord of the rings -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
Following the success of prominent feature films shot on location, including Tolkien's wildly popular The Lord of the Rings, New Zealand boasts an impressive film tourism industry. This book examines the relationship between New Zealand's cinematic representation - as both a vast expanse of natural beauty and a magical world of fantasy on screen - and its tourism imagery, including the ways in which savvy local tourism boards have in recent decades used the country's film representations to sell New Zealand as a premiere travel destination. Focusing on the films that have had a strong impact o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tourism and motion pictures.
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Tourism and motion pictures. |
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Travelogues (Motion pictures) -- New Zealand -- History and criticism.
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Travelogues (Motion pictures) |
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New Zealand. |
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Tourism -- Social aspects -- New Zealand.
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Tourism -- Social aspects. |
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Motion picture industry -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion picture industry. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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New Zealand -- In motion pictures.
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New Zealand Region. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9786613265104 |
| ISBN |
9781841505848 (electronic book) |
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1841505846 (electronic book) |
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9781841504759 |
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1841504750 |
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1283265109 |
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9781283265102 |
| Standard No. |
9786613265104 |
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