>The London, Journal of Tourism, Sport and Creative Industries (LJTSCI)
>has just published its latest edition which is focused on the cultural
>and creative industries. The papers published in this issue attempt to
>provide some clarity as to what constitute the cultural and creative
>industries and to highlight the diversity of firms which belong to these
>sectors.
>
>A Brief Synopsis of the Edition Follows:
>
>This edition features contributors based in Russia, the Netherlands and
>the United Kingdom (UK) using a range of approaches to analyze the
>cultural and creative industries. Panfilo starts off by making a case for
>the creative industries to be included within national innovation systems
>and highlights their potential to be forces for change and innovation
>(Jaaniste, 2009). Next van der Groep and van Oosteren contrast
>definitions of the cultural industries used in different countries and
>outline how these definitions have shaped the inclusion of certain
>sectors within the cultural industries in the Netherlands. Employment
>data from these sectors is then used to trace the rise and clustering of
>cultural industries within the Amsterdam region. Finally, Adamsı
>discussion paper explores the life of punk pioneer Malcolm McLaren and
>his role in the creation of Londonıs creative identity. This edition also
>includes a review of a new publication which takes a fresh take on
>tourism. Thinking through Tourism edited by Julie Scott and Tom Selwyn
>features a collection of contemporary case studies in tourism, which
>cover topics as diverse as hospitality, sex and tourism, enchantment,
>colonial and neo-colonial consumption, modernism and nationalism.
>
>For your free copy please go to:
>http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/lmbs/subjects/tourism-sport-creative/tsci-publi
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