Tourism and Modernity - A Sociological Analysis (Hardcover, 1st ed)

In western society it is taken for granted that tourism is a necessary element of contemporary lifestyle, but while many people recognize its importance, they are usually more concerned with its contribution to the economy than with its social, cultural, and political significance. As a social action, tourism is at least partly based on the appeal of distance in time, space, and culture, which offers people the opportunity to question conditions they take for granted, and, by distancing themselves from everyday life, to re-examine the meaning of their lives.
Within a traditional society, however, the action of distancing from normality is usually negatively sanctioned. By contrast, under modernity people mostly have the necessary resources to transcend the everyday world through experiences which are at a distance from their daily lives. Tourism thus has much to do with the conditions and consequences of modernity and is, in short, an indicator of the ambivalence of modernity. It is from this perspective that this book attempts to broaden the established line of enquiry into the relationship between tourism and modernity.
The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 contextualizes tourism in terms of the relationship between Logos-modernity and Eros-modernity. Part 2 then deals with the relationship between modernity and the motivations and experiences of tourists. Finally, Part 3 focuses on the conditions of modernity that lure tourists towards leisure and pleasure travel.

General

Imprint:	Pergamon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Tourism Social Science Series
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Ning Wang
Editors:	Jafar Jafari
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-08-043446-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-08-043446-0
Barcode:	9780080434469

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