{"product_id":"9781134705498","title":"Tourists at the Taj: Performance and Meaning at a Symbolic Site","description":"\u003cp\u003eClearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, \u003cem\u003eTourists at the Taj\u003c\/em\u003e describes the conflicting narratives which surround the site. For some the Taj is an evocative symbol of the colonial past. For others it is a symbolic centre of Islamic power. For many of the thousands of tourists that visit it each year it is simply a monument of love.\u003cbr\u003eThe author shows how tourism can be seen as a performance and the tourist site as a stage on which tourists are directed and rehearsed but also able to improvise their own cultural rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46574587576561,"sku":"9781134705498","price":106.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781134705498_p0.jpg?v=1765469743","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781134705498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}