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Abstract

This book has been the result of research undertaken by the author since the 2000s. His thesis of ethnology, supported in 2007 at the Laval University (Quebec), focuses on the political uses of tourism and heritage, and how they are drivers of change in Tunisian society. Questioning how the tourism/heritage pair affects local reality, the question goes back to independence and continues until after the turn recorded from 2011 onwards. The first chapter clearly announces the gap between independence and the Revolution (pp. 35-53), similar moments in the eyes of the author. (.) ; International audience ; This book has been the result of research undertaken by the author since the 2000s. His thesis of ethnology, supported in 2007 at the Laval University (Quebec), focuses on the political uses of tourism and heritage, and how they are drivers of change in Tunisian society. Questioning how the tourism/heritage pair affects local reality, the question goes back to independence and continues until after the turn recorded from 2011 onwards. The first chapter clearly announces the gap between independence and the Revolution (pp. 35-53), similar moments in the eyes of the author. (.) ; Cet ouvrage est le fruit de recherches engagées par l'auteur depuis les années 2000. Sa thèse en ethnologie, soutenue en 2007 à l'Université Laval (Québec), est centrée sur les usages politiques du tourisme et du patrimoine, et la façon dont ils constituent des moteurs de changement dans la société tunisienne. Interrogeant la manière dont le binôme tourisme/patrimoine impacte la réalité locale, le questionnement remonte jusqu'à l'indépendance et se prolonge jusqu'après le virage enregistré à partir de 2011. Le premier chapitre annonce clairement le va-et-vient entre l'indépendance et la Révolution (pp. 35-53), moments comparables aux yeux de l'auteur. (.)