Encountering Nazi tourism sites /
Derek Dalton.
- 206 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Routledge advances in tourism .
- Routledge advances in tourism. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title explores how the terrible legacy of Nazi criminality is experienced by tourists, bridging the gap between cultural criminology and tourism studies to make a significant contribution to our understanding of how Nazi criminality is evoked and invoked in the landscape of modern Germany. This study is grounded in fieldwork encounters with memorials, museums and perpetrator sites across Germany and the Netherlands, including Berlin Holocaust memorials and museums, the Anne Frank House, the Wannsee House, Wewelsburg Castle and concentration camps. At the core of this research is a respect for each site's unique physical, architectural or curatorial form and how this enables insights into different aspects of the Holocaust.
Dark tourism--Germany. Holocaust memorials--Social aspects. War memorials--Social aspects--Germany. Collective memory. Travel and Tourism. Travel and Tourism.