'This is the strongest overview I have encountered of
the scope and the current state of research across all
the fields involved in advancing our understanding of
tourism. For its range of topics, depth of analyses, and
distinction of its contributors, nothing is comparable'
- Professor Dean MacCannell, University of California,
Davis 'The breadth of vision and sweep of accounts is
remarkable, and range of topics laudable...a rare
combination of the authoritative, the challenging and
stimulating' - Professor Mike Crang, Durham University
Tourism Studies developed as a sub-branch of older
disciplines in the social sciences, such as
anthropology, sociology and economics, and newer applied
fields of study in hospitality management, civil rights
and transport studies. This Handbook is a sign of the
maturity of the field. It provides an essential resource
for teachers and students to determine the roots, key
issues and agenda of tourism studies.Among the key
features covered in the book are: - The evolution and
position of tourism studies - The relationship of
tourism to culture - Route maps to the ecology and
economics of tourism - Special events, destination
management and tourism - Methodologies of study -
Tourism and transport - Tourism and heritage - Tourism
and postcolonialism - Global tourist business operations
Ranging from local to global issues, and from questions
of management to the ethical dilemmas of tourism, this
is a comprehensive, critically informed, constructively
organized overview of the field. It draws together an
inter-disciplinary group of contributors who are among
the most celebrated names in the field. It will be
quickly recognized as a landmark in the new and
expanding field of tourism studies. |
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