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UNINA9910446347203321 |
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Titolo |
Journeys of discovery in volunteer tourism : international case study perspectives / / edited by Kevin D. Lyons and Stephen Wearing |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-24440-6 |
9786611244408 |
1-84593-381-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LyonsKevin D |
WearingStephen |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Volunteer tourism |
Tourism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Journeys Beyond Otherness: Communities, Culture and Power; Part II: Inward Journeys: Motivations, Needs and the Self; Part III: Journeys at the Edge: Overlaps and Ambiguities; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offers an insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. This title includes case studies from researchers in the field which explore the experiences of the volunteer tourist and the relationships between volunteers and host communities and commercial, non-commercial and government entities involved in volunteer tourism. |
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