| Description |
x, 269 pages ;; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge advances in sociology ;; 1 |
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Routledge advances in sociology ;; 1
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Virtual globalization - an introduction 1 -- DAVID HOLMES -- PART 1 -- Urban space, cyberspace and global space 55 -- 1 Ephemeral cities: postmodern urbanism and the -- production of online space 57 -- MARK NUNES -- 2 Public space, urban space and electronic space: -- would the real city please stand up? 76 -- MIKE CRANG -- 3 Demonstrating the globe: virtual action in the -- network society 95 -- TIZIANA TERRANOVA -- 4 The space of telework: physical and virtual -- configurations for remote work 114 -- NICOLA MORELLI -- 5 'The gaze without eyes': video surveillance and the -- changing nature of urban space 134 -- HILLE KOSKELA -- 6 Telecommunications and the future of cities: -- debunking the myths 157 -- STEPHEN GRAHAM -- PART 2 -- Tourist geography as virtual reality 173 -- 7 Monocultures of globalization: touring Australia's -- Gold Coast 175 -- DAVID HOLMES -- 8 Identity tourism, virtuality and the theme park 192 -- MICHAEL J. OSTWALD -- 9 Architectures of entertainment 205 -- BRIAN MORRIS -- 10 The city as tourist spectacle: marketing Sydney for -- the 2000 Olympics 220 -- GORDON WAITT -- 11 Resort curtilages: the creation of physical and -- psychological tourism spaces 245 -- BRIAN KING AND PETER SPEARRITT |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Information society.
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Globalization.
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Tourism.
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Virtual reality.
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| Author |
Holmes, David, 1962-
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| LC no. |
2001019305 |
| ISBN |
0415236738 |
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9780415236737 |
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