| Chapter title | Thanatourism in London and the Metropolitan Imaginary |
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| Authors | Catterall, Pippa |
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| Editors | Gravari-Barbas, M., Jacquot, S., Jovic, M. and Novy, J. |
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| Abstract | Thanatourism is often seen as a modern phenomenon. In contrast, this chapter shows that it was a leading feature of the guidebooks to London in the eighteenth century. With this representation as a framework, it uses a case study of London thanatourism over the period since 1700 to explore the shaping of the imaginary of the metropolis. In the process, it also offers a groundbreaking typology of thanatourism as a phenomenon. |
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| Keywords | thanatourism |
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| London history |
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| heritage tourism |
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| dark heritage |
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| history of crime |
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| memorialisation |
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| lieux de memoire |
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| Book title | Tourism and the Metropolis: Exploring Conceptual and Geographical Frontiers |
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| Page range | 181-205 |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Publisher | University of Westminster Press |
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| Publication dates |
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| Published | 22 Jan 2026 |
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| Place of publication | London |
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| ISBN | 9781915445261 |
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| 9781915445278 |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.16997/mpub.13085013 |
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| File | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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| Web address (URL) | https://services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/Tourism-and-the-Metropolis |
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