| Description |
214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Transformations of Travel and Theory / Chris Rojek and John Urry -- 2. The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique / Eeva Jokinen and Soile Veijola -- 3. Indexing, Dragging and the Social Construction of Tourist Sights / Chris Rojek -- 4. The Objects of Travel / Celia Lury -- 5. 'McDisneyization' and 'Post-Tourism': Complementary Perspectives on Contemporary Tourism / George Ritzer and Allan Liska --6. The Culture of Tourism / Jennifer Craik -- 7. Performing the Tourist Product / Philip Crang -- 8. A People's Story: Heritage, Identity and Authenticity /Sharon Macdonald -- 9. Tourism and the Photographic Eye / Carol Crawshaw and John Urry |
| Summary |
This collection brings together some of the most influential writers in the field to examine the complex connections between tourism and cultural change and the relevance of tourist experience to debates on space, time and identity |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-209) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cultural policy.
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Social change.
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Tourism -- Social aspects.
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Tourism -- Sociology
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Tourism.
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Travel -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Rojek, Chris.
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Urry, John.
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EBSCOhost
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| LC no. |
97203573 |
| ISBN |
0415111242 |
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0415111250 (paperback) |
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