| Identity and Intercultural Exchange in Travel and Tourism Contributor(s): Barker, Anthony David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845414632 ISBN-13: 9781845414634 Publisher: Channel View Publications OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - Travel - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 910.019 |
| LCCN: 2014018929 |
| Series: Tourism and Cultural Change |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book looks at the relationship between questions of identity formation and modern practices in travelling and tourism. Unprecedented levels of mobility and international exchange over the last 100 years have raised questions about the stability of national and personal identities and new and creative patterns of behaviour and self-realisation are now emerging due to the enormous commercial interests that lie behind the modern travel and tourism industries. The volume will consider these issues and the challenges they create in various geographical contexts (Germany, Spain, Romania, Italy, Africa) and concludes with a number of case studies from the Portuguese context, where the revenues from tourism are integral to its economy and a lifeline in the current economic crisis. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barker, Anthony David: - Anthony David Barker is an Associate Professor of English Culture at the University of Aveiro, Portugal and coordinator of a research team working on 'Cultural Flows and Literary Mediations'. He has worked in cultural studies-related fields for over 25 years and his research interests include film narrative and genre. |