Tourism and mobilities : local-global connections /

• Other Authors: Urry, John, (Author of introduction, etc.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2008.
• Subjects: Tourism > Social aspects.; Tourism.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Geography.; Globalization.; Socioeconomics.; Tourism theory.; Travel.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 221 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book aims to communicate a series of ideas grounded in present discussions on how 'mobility studies' can help enrich and enlighten the understanding of tourism in the context of the current trend of increasing globalization. Bringing together theoretical and practical issues, this edited volume analyses tourism's wider role as an agent for the mobile modern population of the world. Themes range from post-modern youth and independent mobility to theoretical texts on hypermobility and citizenship within global space and mobility, media and citizenship. The book is intended for students of tourism and human geography as well as tourism professionals. It has 11 chapters and a subject index.