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Tourism and Modernity
Ning Wang
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Description for Tourism and Modernity
Hardcover. Establishes a line of enquiry into the relationship between tourism and modernity. This book contextualizes it in terms of relationship between Logos-modernity and Eros-modernity. It focuses on the conditions of modernity that lure tourists towards pleasure travel. It also looks at the relationship between modernity and motivations of tourists. Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JHBA; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
In western society it is taken for granted that tourism is a necessary element of contemporary lifestyle, but while many people recognize its importance, they are usually more concerned with its contribution to the economy than with its social, cultural, and political significance. As a social action, tourism is at least partly based on the appeal of distance in time, space, and culture, which offers people the opportunity to question conditions they take for granted, and, by distancing themselves from everyday life, to re-examine the meaning of their lives. Within a traditional society, however, the action of distancing from normality ... Read more
In western society it is taken for granted that tourism is a necessary element of contemporary lifestyle, but while many people recognize its importance, they are usually more concerned with its contribution to the economy than with its social, cultural, and political significance. As a social action, tourism is at least partly based on the appeal of distance in time, space, and culture, which offers people the opportunity to question conditions they take for granted, and, by distancing themselves from everyday life, to re-examine the meaning of their lives. Within a traditional society, however, the action of distancing from normality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Tourism Social Science Series
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080434469
SKU
V9780080434469
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Ref
99-50
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