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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.
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.
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