Tourism consumption and representation : narratives of place and self / edited by Kevin Meethan, Alison Anderson and Steve Miles.
"This book addresses the practices of consumption in tourism, a major theme in the sociology of tourism. To date, most tourism analysis has tended to concentrate on the production of tourist space, and assume that tourism consumption simply mirrors the intentions of the producers. By focussingo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA :
CABI Pub,
[2006]
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| Summary: | "This book addresses the practices of consumption in tourism, a major theme in the sociology of tourism. To date, most tourism analysis has tended to concentrate on the production of tourist space, and assume that tourism consumption simply mirrors the intentions of the producers. By focussingon a number of relevant sub-themes, such as age, gender, religion and sexual orientation, the chapters within this book critically examine such assumptions in terms of the interplay between the production and consumption of tourist spaces, and how patterns of tourism consumption are negotiated on anindividual level."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0851996787 9780851996783 |