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Geographies of Tourism: European Research Perspectives
Julie Wilson
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Hardback. Aims to map out the past and present of the tourism geographies sub-discipline within - and more importantly - beyond the English language contributions, and learn from the historical trajectories as well as experiences of tourism geographers working in different cultural and linguistic contexts. Editor(s): Wilson, Dr. Julie; Clave, Salvador Anton. Series Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
This volume examines and contrasts different perspectives on and approaches to the geography of tourism from across European regions and language traditions. Authors have critiqued the dominance of Anglo Saxon voices in research on tourism geographies - not just in linguistic terms - but also in relation to the framing and theorizing of space, place and tourism appearing largely based on Anglo-Saxon research contexts. This is a tendency observed across the whole spectrum of research in human geography. In an attempt to redress this imbalance, nine internationally renowned contributors from across Europe share their knowledge and experiences ... Read more
This volume examines and contrasts different perspectives on and approaches to the geography of tourism from across European regions and language traditions. Authors have critiqued the dominance of Anglo Saxon voices in research on tourism geographies - not just in linguistic terms - but also in relation to the framing and theorizing of space, place and tourism appearing largely based on Anglo-Saxon research contexts. This is a tendency observed across the whole spectrum of research in human geography. In an attempt to redress this imbalance, nine internationally renowned contributors from across Europe share their knowledge and experiences ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Tourism Social Science Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781902127
SKU
V9781781902127
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Ref
99-50
About Julie Wilson
Wilson J - Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Anton Clave, S.A. - Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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