Tourist Cultures - Identity, Place and the Traveller (Hardcover)

This is a timely and easily accessible book that addresses a number of issues that are of central concern to the development of tourism studies. It will also be of interest to those in cultural studies, social geography and social anthropology who are concerned with the relationship between the production and consumption of place. - Kevin Meethan, University of Plymouth Sharp and engaging, Tourist Cultures presents valuable critical insights into tourism - arguing that within the imagined-real spaces of the traveller self it becomes possible to envisage tourist cultures and futures that will both empower and engage. Here is a framework for understanding tourism which is subject-centred, dynamic, and capable of dealing with the complexity of contemporary tourist cultures. The book argues that tourists are not passive consumers of either destinations or their interpretations. Rather, they are actively occupied in a multi-sensory, embodied experience. It delves into what tourists are looking for when they travel, be they on a package tour, or immersing themselves in the places, cultures and lifestyles of the exotic. Tourism is examined through a consideration of the spaces and selves of travel, exploring the cultures of meaning, mobilities and engagement that frame and define the tourist experience and traveller identities. This book draws on the explanatory traditions of sociology, human geography and tourism studies to provide useful insights into the experiential and the lived dimensions of tourism and travel. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this is a welcome contribution to the growing literature on tourism and will be important reading for students in a range of social science and humanities courses.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	2010
Authors:	Stephen Wearing • Deborah Stevenson • Tamara Young
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-7619-4997-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry
LSN:	0-7619-4997-6
Barcode:	9780761949978

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