| Thinking Through Tourism Contributor(s): Scott, Julie (Editor), Selwyn, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847885314 ISBN-13: 9781847885319 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2010008221 |
| Series: ASA Monographs (Berg Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study of tourism has made key contributions to the study of anthropology. This volume defines the current state of the anthropology of tourism, examining political, economic, ideological and symbolic themes. An extraordinarily rich collection of case studies illustrate topics as diverse as hospitality, sex and tourism, enchantment, colonial and neo-colonial consumption, and the relation between tourism and gender and ethnic boundaries, as well as questions of global, economic and cultural systems, modernism and nationalism. The book also covers practical and policy issues relating to urban, rural and coastal planning and development. Thinking through Tourism assesses the enormous potential contribution that analysis of tourism can offer to mainstream anthropological thinking. The volume opens up new avenues for enquiry and is an essential resource for students and scholars of anthropology, geography, tourism, sociology and related disciplines. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scott, Julie: - Julie Scott is Senior Research Fellow in Culture, Tourism and Development in the London Metropolitan Business School at London Metropolitan University.Selwyn, Tom: - Tom Selwyn is Professional Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. |