Tourist cultures identity, place and the traveller /

• Main Author: Wearing, Stephen.
• Other Authors: Stevenson, Deborah, 1958-, Young, Tamara.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2010.
• Subjects: Tourism > Social aspects.; Culture and tourism.; Travelers > Psychology.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. > Industries; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

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...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introducing the Cultures of Tourism; PART I
• TOURIST SELVES; 2 The Tourist Experience; 3 Tourism and Identity; 4 Encountering the Other; PART II
• TOURIST SPACES; 5 The Landscapes of Tourism; 6 Global Tourism, Local Cultures; 7 Tourism, Space and Representation; 8 Conclusion; References; Index.