UID:
almafu_9959232913702883
Format:
1 online resource (241 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-44439-7
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1-134-44440-0
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1-280-24758-4
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9786610247585
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0-203-50239-6
Content:
Based upon a social science approach to understanding the significance of tourism in contemporary society, Andrew Holden's fascinating book highlights tourism as a multidisciplinary area of study with rich and varied theoretical underpinnings. Here, Holden introduces social science disciplines and applies relevant theories to the understanding of tourism. He investigates how the economic and political structures of society influence the manifestation of tourism at a global level, and subsequently considers a variety of topical issues including citizenship and social exclusion,
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 A HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM; 2 SOCIOLOGY AND TOURISM; 3 PSYCHOLOGY AND TOURISM; 4 ECONOMICS AND TOURISM; 5 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; 6 ANTHROPOLOGY AND TOURISM; 7 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOURISM; 8 EMERGING THEMES OF TOURISM; CONCLUDING NOTE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-28776-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-28775-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203502396