Tourist cultures identity, place and the traveller /
Sharp, engaging and relevant, Tourist Cultures presents valuable critical insights into tourism - arguing that within the imagined-real spaces of the traveller self it becomes possible to envisage tourist cultures and futures that will empower and engage. Here is a framework for understanding touris...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Delhi ; London :
SAGE,
2010.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Sharp, engaging and relevant, Tourist Cultures presents valuable critical insights into tourism - arguing that within the imagined-real spaces of the traveller self it becomes possible to envisage tourist cultures and futures that will empower and engage. Here is a framework for understanding tourism which is subject-centred, dynamic, and capable of dealing with the complexity of contemporary tourist cultures. The book argues that tourists are not passive consumers of either destinations or their interpretations. Rather, they are actively occupied in a multi-sensory, embodied experience. It del. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 169 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-158) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849204521 (electronic bk.) 1849204527 (electronic bk.) |