Preface Acknowledgements Research Aim and Objectives Introduction: Conceptualising the Research Study Heritage Tourism: A Journey into Nationhood Experiences Nationalism National Identity and Memory Korean Culture Heritage and the Nation An Ethnographic Approach Chapter 1. The Role of Heritage Tourism in Representing National Sentiment Social Memory and National Identity Introduction Culture and Heritage: Embodied Symbols of Society Conceptualising Heritage Tourism Heritage Sites: Places of National Legitimacy Belonging and Identification Postmodern Influences on Tourism and Heritage Contexts Conclusion Chapter 2. Nationalism National Identity and the Nation Introduction Nationalism and the Nation : Social Science Perspectives National Identity and Everyday Experiences Globalisation Glocalisation and Identity Conclusion Chapter 3. Korean Identity Nationalism and the Role of Significant Others Introduction Korean Nation ... Preface Acknowledgements Research Aim and Objectives Introduction: Conceptualising the Research Study Heritage Tourism: A Journey into Nationhood Experiences Nationalism National Identity and Memory Korean Culture Heritage and the Nation An Ethnographic Approach Chapter 1. The Role of Heritage Tourism in Representing National Sentiment Social Memory and National Identity Introduction Culture and Heritage: Embodied Symbols of Society Conceptualising Heritage Tourism Heritage Sites: Places of National Legitimacy Belonging and Identification Postmodern Influences on Tourism and Heritage Contexts Conclusion Chapter 2. Nationalism National Identity and the Nation Introduction Nationalism and the Nation : Social Science Perspectives National Identity and Everyday Experiences Globalisation Glocalisation and Identity Conclusion Chapter 3. Korean Identity Nationalism and the Role of Significant Others Introduction Korean Nationalism National Identity and National Culture The Role of Significant Others in the Formation of National Identity Reconfigurations of National Awareness and Identity Conclusion Chapter 4. The Methodological Approach: An Ethnographic Study of Changdeok Palace Introduction Ethnographic Paradigms and Approaches A Qualitative Study of Changdeok Palace: Ethnographic Applications Recording and Analysing Social Data Conclusion Chapter 5. Articulating Emotional Attachments to the Nation: The National Significance of Changdeok Palace Introduction Changdeok Palace: The Palace of Prospering Virtue Ethnographic Conceptualisations of National Identity and Belonging Subjective Interpretations of National Memory and Cultural Knowledge Reflexive Evaluations of the Socio-Cultural Attributes of Changdeok Conclusion Chapter 6. Constructions of Nationhood: Ethnographic Interpretations of Significant National Others Introduction Evaluating Japan s Perceived Impact on the Changdeok Experience Perceiving North Korea: Reconstructing Nationhood Agendas Westernisation and National Reflection Conclusion Chapter 7. Changdeok s Role in Reproducing Auspicious National Encounters and Experiences Introduction Changdeok as a Special Workplace Environment Changdeok s Role in Facilitating Symbolic Experiences Feelings of National Solidarity Conclusion Conclusion Summarising Conceptual Themes-Indicating Knowledge Contributions Ethnographic Re-evaluation: Other Methods and Approaches References Index