Coach fellas : heritage and tourism in Ireland / Kelli Ann Costa.

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2009.

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The Coach Fellas are known to almost all tourists who traverse the Irish countryside. Ostensibly bus drivers, they are the crucial component in the branding of "people, place, and pace" upon which Irish heritage tourism depends. Kelli Costa's ethnography of these highly-trained and informed working class men highlights a previously ignored component of the tourism industry. She also demonstrates their importance in providing a visitor-specific vision of heritage that contrasts with the realities of contemporary economic development

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Costa, Kelli Ann. Coach fellas. Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2009

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October 04, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and index.

Preface; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Tourism: A Consideration of the Literature; Chapter 2: Heritage Tourism and Discourse in Ireland; Chapter 3: Heritage and Archaeology in Ireland; Chapter 4: Representing Ireland's Heritage; Chapter 5: Participants in Irish Tourism; Chapter 6: Tourists in Ireland; Chapter 7: The Coach Fellas; Chapter 8: Components of Irish Coach Tourism; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Epilogue/Postscript; Notes; References; About the Author; Index.