This book theorises resorts as distinct kinds of urban milieux,
capturing the complexity of destinations famous for 'sun, sand and
sex' mass tourism. Drawing on qualitative field research
(participant observation, interviews and photography), the book
discusses examples from six international resort destinations
spread across four continents: the Gold Coast, Australia; Phuket
and Koh Phangan, Thailand; Cancun, Mexico; Miami, USA; and Ibiza,
Spain. The book reviews the material and symbolic production of
lived spaces in these resorts, considering the mutually
constitutive, mutually transformative relations between their
spatial formations, built environments, popular imaginaries,
representations, narratives of identity, rhythms, and the
experiences and practices of both tourists and locals. In doing so,
it argues for more nuanced ways of conceptualising tourism,
globalisation and spatiality, reimagining how these phenomena
unfold in lived spaces. Taking a cultural studies approach to urban
analysis, the book demonstrates the value in embracing complexity,
fluidity, partiality and uncertainty. It will be of interest to
students and researchers of tourism, geography, cultural studies,
development studies, anthropology and sociology.
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