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Tourist cultures : identity, place and the traveller /

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This book argues that tourists - be they on a package tour or immersing themselves in local cultures - are not passive consumers of either destinations or their interpretations, but that they actively occupy a multi-sensory, embodied experience.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wearing, Stephen
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: Stevenson, Deborah, 1958-, Young, Tamara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Delhi ; London : SAGE, c2010.
Subjects:
Tourism > Social aspects.
Travelers.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book argues that tourists - be they on a package tour or immersing themselves in local cultures - are not passive consumers of either destinations or their interpretations, but that they actively occupy a multi-sensory, embodied experience.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 169 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781446269138 (ebook) :