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Dark Tourism, Heterotopias And Post-Apocalyptic Places: The Case Of Chernobyl, Philip R. Stone
Dark Tourism, Heterotopias And Post-Apocalyptic Places: The Case Of Chernobyl, Philip R. Stone
Dr Philip Stone
On 26 April 1986, during a procedural shut down of reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Ukraine), a catastrophic surge of energy led to a reactor vessel rupture and, subsequently, resulted in the world’s worst nuclear accident. Numbers of deaths from the disaster vary enormously, including from the radioactive fallout that encroached great swathes of Western Europe, to the apparent generational health maladies that now affect local populations. However, despite remaining health and safety concerns, illegal visitor tours to Chernobyl have flourished over the past decade or so. Moreover, during …
Life, Death And Dark Tourism: Future Research Directions, Philip R. Stone Dr
Life, Death And Dark Tourism: Future Research Directions, Philip R. Stone Dr
Dr Philip Stone
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(Re)Presenting The Macabre: Interpretation, Kitschification And Authenticity, Philip Stone Dr
(Re)Presenting The Macabre: Interpretation, Kitschification And Authenticity, Philip Stone Dr
Dr Philip Stone
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