| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Tourism and cultural change ; 40 |
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Tourism and cultural change ; 40.
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| Contents |
1 Introducing the Explorer Traveller; Part 1 The Hero's Journey; 2 The Call to Adventure; 3 Preparation and Departure; 4 The Journey; 5 The Return; Part 2 Imagining Explorers; 6 Fiction and the Myth of the Explorer; 7 Desert Island Castaways; 8 Re-enactments; Part 3 Tourists at Play; 9 Crossing Borders; 10 On Safari; Part 4 The Future; 11 Destination Mars; 12 The Explorer Traveller: The Myth Continues; Sources A: Participants Interviewed; Sources B: Primary References; Secondary References; Index |
| Summary |
This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. In particular, it analyses how romanticised myths of explorers form a foundation for how modern day tourists view travel and themselves. Its scope ranges from the 'Golden Age' of imperial explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the growth of adventure and extreme tourism, to possible future trends including space travel. The volume should appeal to researchers |
| Analysis |
adventure tourism |
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contemporary tourism experiences |
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explorer narratives |
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future tourism |
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imperial explorers |
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otherness |
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space travel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Adventure travel.
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Tourism.
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Travel -- Guidebooks.
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travel guidebooks.
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Sociology.
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GEOGRAPHY.
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Cultural studies.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TRAVEL -- Budget.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds.
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Travel
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Adventure travel
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Tourism
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Frost, Warwick.
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| ISBN |
9781845414597 |
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1845414594 |
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1322024715 |
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9781322024714 |
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9781845414580 |
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1845414586 |
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9781845414573 |
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1845414578 |
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9781845414603 |
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1845414608 |
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