Tourist Cultures: Identity, Place and the Traveller

by Stephen Wearing, Tamara Young, Deborah Stevenson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761949984
• ISBN13: 9780761949985
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"