Volunteer Tourism: The Lifestyle Politics of International Development

by Jim Butcher, Peter Smith, Peter Smith

Just a generation ago the notion that holidays should be invested with ethical and political significance would have sounded odd. Today it is part of the lifestyle political landscape.

Volunteer tourism is indicative of the growth of lifestyle strategies intended to exhibit care and responsibility towards others less fortunate, strategies aligned closely with developing one's ethical identity and sense of global responsibility. It sits alongside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138080535
• ISBN13: 9781138080539
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"