481 PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW “one man’s graffito is another man’s historical inscription” (p. 38) and “one man’s kitsch is another man’s piece of sacred property” (p. 86). However, Shackley’s personable writing style and fluid expression of thought sustain the reader’s attention, while the clear type setting, excellent bibliography, and index enhance the book’s value for readers. This book is suitable for prac- titioners and educators, being a positive contribution to the multidisciplinary publications concerning pilgrimage, religion, and sacred sites, few of which have addressed these topics in relation to tourism management.  A Anna Carr: Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Email <acarr@business.otago.ac.nz> REFERENCE Shackley, M. 1998 Visitor Management: Case Studies from World Heritage Sites. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Assigned 29 November 2002. Submitted 17 July 2003. Accepted 18 September 2003 doi:10.1016/j.annals.2003.12.010 Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 481–483, 2004 Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/$30.00 Gay Tourism: Culture, Identity, and Sex Edited by Stephen Clift, Michael Luongo and Carry Callister. Continuum <www.continuumbooks.com> 2002, xvi + 280 pp (appendix, index) $29.95 Pbk. ISBN 0826466966 Michael Lu ¨ck Brock University, Canada In Victorian times, gay men from northern European countries traveled to the Mediterranean seeking culture and climate and especially companionship of other men. However, until the 90s, gay travel remained separate from the mainstream, barely advertised and not visible. All too often, tour operators and destinations saw a potential market, but they did not actively pursue it out of fear of boycotts by the rest of their clientele and negative images. Only over the recent years have products catering specifically to the gay community been offered by tour operators. However Ryan and Hall (2001) notes that gay tourism is still marginal. Gay Tourism: Culture, Identity and Sex is the first academic book addressing this submarket. It consists of an introduction, eleven chapters in three parts, and an appendix with a gay and lesbian tourism resources guide. Part One covers history, culture, and commerce related to gay and lesbian tourism; the second part investigates identity, choice, and resistance; and the third dis-