Heritage Commodification

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There is a “tourist gaze,” whereby history and cultural heritage is packaged for what the locals believe tourists want to see, and what tourists believe is “authentic.” Local economies perpetuate this overemphasis and misrepresentation in exchange for tourist dollars.

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