UID:
almafu_9959242139602883
Format:
1 online resource (278 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-61322-7
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9786612613227
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1-84950-741-4
Series Statement:
Tourism social science series ; v. 13
Content:
Presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered the field. This book includes stories that reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism as a specialization. It is also of interest to scholars outside the field of tourism geography.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front cover; The Discovery of Tourism; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Story of a Postcard; Chapter 2. Finding my Place: Journeys of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 3. Why What is Where: Confessions of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 4. The Life and Opinions of C. Michael Hall, Gent: A Shandy or Full Beerquest Volume the First; Chapter 5. Tourism Studies: My Journey of Discovery; Chapter 6. A Long and Winding Road: Developing Tourism Geographies; Chapter 7. An Accidental Tourism Researcherquest People, Places, and Turning Points
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Chapter 8. Geography of Tourism: A Tryst with DestinyChapter 9. A Life's Journey from Belfast to Barcelona; Chapter 10. From the Geography of Tourism to Tourism Management; Chapter 11. With a Little Help from My Friends; Chapter 12. The Way to and from Shanghai: A Chinese Tourism Geographer's Story; Chapter 13. A Geographer Roaming Loose in the Academy; Chapter 14. Tourism as an Agent of Change: A Positivist Geographer's Approach; Chapter 15. Milestones, Scenic Views, and Tourist Traps along my Academic Path; Epilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84950-740-6
Language:
English
