This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropolo…
This book considers recent disciplinary developments (including post-disciplinarily) in geography in relation to the study of tourism. It also analyses the fledging relationships of the new mobilities Paradigm, critical tourism studies and cultural political economy to tourism s…
"The role of the body and ideas of embodiment have largely been neglected in anthropological studies of tourism. This book explores the notion of the tourist body and develops understanding of how touristic practice is embodied practice, not only for tourists; but also for those…
Transformational tourism: host perspectives
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 scie…
For tourism workers and consumers, researchers, and students, Benckendorff (tourism management and business, James Cook U., Australia) et al. compile 14 essays that examine Generation Y in a tourism context and whether they exhibit characteristics different from other generation…