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The Darker Side of Travel
Richard(Ed Sharpley
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Description for The Darker Side of Travel
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive analysis of dark tourism. Drawing on literature, numerous examples and introducing conceptual perspectives, this book develops a theoretically informed foundation for examining the demand for and supply of dark tourism experiences. Editor(s): Sharpley, Richard; Stone, Philip R. (University of Central Lancashire). Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Over the last decade, the concept of dark tourism has attracted growing academic interest and media attention. Nevertheless, perspectives on and understanding of dark tourism remain varied and theoretically fragile whilst, to date, no single book has attempted to draw together the conceptual themes and debates surrounding dark tourism, to explore it within wider disciplinary contexts and to establish a more informed relationship between the theory and practice of dark tourism. This book meets the undoubted need for such a volume by providing a contemporary and comprehensive analysis of dark tourism.
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Aspects of Tourism
Condition
New
Weight
441g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845411145
SKU
V9781845411145
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Richard(Ed Sharpley
Richard Sharpley is Professor of Tourism and Development at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. He has previously held positions at a number of other institutions, including the University of Northumbria (Reader in Tourism) and the University of Lincoln, where he was Professor of Tourism and Head of Department, Tourism and Recreation Management. His principal research interests are within ... Read more
Reviews for The Darker Side of Travel
In this perspective-broadening text, Sharpley and Stone (and their fellow observers of the prominence of sites of death and disaster) shine informed light on the rich but undersuspected connectivities of tourism. The dark and unquenchable business of thanatourism is colourfully and critically painted in arrestive shades of cultural, political, and public significance.
Keith Hollinshead, Professor of Public Culture,Tourism Studies, ... Read more
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