| Tourism, Power and Space Contributor(s): Church, Andrew (Editor), Coles, Tim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415329523 ISBN-13: 9780415329521 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: "Tourism, Power and Space" explores the connectivities and complexities of the relationships between power, tourism and leisure. The volume combines theoretical and empirical writings to illustrate the extent to which power in its various forms and guises, and at various scales of operation, impacts on the unfolding structures, knowledges, practices and organization of tourism and leisure at both the demand and supply sides. The book illustrates the extent to which studies of leisure and tourism by geographers have the ability not only to take ideas from the new economic and cultural geography but also to make a major contribution to human geography as a whole. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2006012907 |
| Series: Routledge Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.32" W x 9.5" (1.32 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first volume to explicitly consider how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be understood in a geographical context. Key thinking and major approaches to unravelling the complexities of power are outlined in this collection and their relevance to current and future tourism studies is discussed. Tourism, Power and Space blends theoretical perspectives from leading power theorists such as: Parsons, Foucault and Clegg. Exploring the intricacies of the relationships between power, tourism and leisure, this stimulating volume combines theoretical and empirical writings to illustrate the extent to which power, in its various forms and guises and at various scales of operation, impacts on the unfolding structures, practices and organization of tourism and leisure on both the demand and supply sides. Divided into three sections: Power, Performance And Practice, Power, Property And Resources and Power, Governance And Empowerment; this text will be a useful resource for students and academics alike. |
