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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450067503321

Autore

Timothy Dallen J.

Titolo

Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, : Multilingual Matters, 2005

ISBN

1-84541-339-3

1-280-62795-6

9786610627950

1-873150-61-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Aspects of Tourism S.

Disciplina

338.4791

381.1

Soggetti

Retail trade

Tourism

Geography

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Travel & Tourism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Leisure Consumption, Shopping, and Tourism; Chapter 2 Recreational Shopping, Leisure, and Labour; Chapter 3 Shopping Tourism; Chapter 4 Tourist Shopping; Chapter 5 What Tourists Buy: The Ubiquitous Souvenir; Chapter 6 Shopping Venues and Contexts; Chapter 7 Management Issues for Places and People; Chapter 8 Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure' provides a comprehensive examination of the relationships between tourism, leisure, shopping, and retailing. Critical issues are examined within the framework of the dichotomous relationship between utilitarian and hedonic forms of shopping, and much more.