Tourism in Southeast Asia: Challenges and New Directions Contributor(s): Hitchcock, Michael (Editor), King, Victor T. (Editor), Parnwell, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0824832507 ISBN-13: 9780824832506 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 338.479 |
LCCN: 2008004001 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Tourism is one of the major forces for economic, social, and cultural change in the Southeast Asian region and, as a complex multidimensional phenomenon, has attracted increasing scholarly attention during the past two decades from researchers from a broad range of disciplines--not least anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, history, development studies, and business/management. It has also commanded the attention of policy-makers, planners, and development practitioners.However, what has been lacking for many years is a volume that analyzes tourism from the major disciplinary perspectives, considers major substantive themes of particular significance in the region (cultural tourism, ecotourism, romance/sex tourism, etc.), and pays attention to such important conceptual issues as the interaction between local and global, the role of the state in identity formation, authenticity, the creation of tradition, and sustainability. |