Tourist Cultures

Tourist Cultures
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9780761949985
ISBN-13 : 0761949984
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Book Synopsis Tourist Cultures by : Stephen Wearing

Download or read book Tourist Cultures written by Stephen Wearing and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharp, engaging, and relevant this book presents a framework for understanding tourism which is subject-centered, dynamic, and capable of dealing with the complexity of contemporary tourist cultures. 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 traveler 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.


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