| Critical Debates in Tourism Contributor(s): Singh, Tej Vir (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845413423 ISBN-13: 9781845413422 Publisher: Channel View Publications OUR PRICE: $123.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2012021844 |
| Series: Aspects of Tourism (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.65 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether small tourism is beautiful, whether volunteer tourism is benign, whether tourism contributes to climate change, as well as many others. The book brings together the expertise of 35 renowned international scholars of tourism to examine these perplexing issues. Multidisciplinary in its content, it touches upon anthropology, sociology, geography, climatology, biosciences, and planning and development aspects of tourism. The book provides a dialogue for an academic discussion which challenges research conservatism and stereotypes in tourism studies. It will encourage scholars to test the consistency of critical notions whose heuristic value is often taken for granted. The book will benefit graduates, research scholars and those involved in organizing the industry sustainably. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singh, Tej Vir: - Tej Vir Singh is Director and Professor at the Centre for Tourism and Development, Lucknow, India. His main research interests are impact studies, tourism geography, education and mountain tourism. He is Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Tourism Recreation Research and has worked in the field for over 40 years. He was the winner of the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize. |