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UNINA9910455455803321 |
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Titolo |
Lesbian and gay studies [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory, interdisciplinary approach / / edited by Theo Sandfort ... [et al.] |
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9786612337161 |
0-7619-5417-1 |
1-282-33716-5 |
1-84920-821-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Coming out (Sexual orientation) |
Gay and lesbian studies |
Gay liberation movement |
Homosexuality |
Electronic books. |
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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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Cover; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; 1 - The Challenge of Lesbian and Gay Studies; 2 - Homosexuality, Psychology, and Gay and Lesbian Studies; 3 - Mapping the Sociological Gay: Past, Presents and Futures of a Sociology of Same Sex Relations; 4 - Hidden from History? Homosexuality and the Historical Sciences; 5 - Queering Anthropology; 6 - Homo Legalis: Lesbian and Gay in Legal Studies; 7 - The Private and the Public: Gay and Lesbian Issues in Political Science; 8 - Geographies of Sexuality - A Review of Progress; 9 - Gay Male Literary Studies |
10 - Lesbian Literary Studies11 - Fashionably Queer: Lesbian and Gay Cultural Studies; 12 - Crossing Borders - A Debate on the Perspectives of Women's Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies; 13 - Fighting the Epidemic: Social AIDS Studies; 14 - Conclusion: Gay and Lesbian Studies at the Crossroads; Index |
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This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies. It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary |
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approaches in the field and critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses whilst asking: What is lesbian and gay studies? When did it emerge? And what are its achievements and research agenda? |
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UNINA9910791759803321 |
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Autore |
Spirou Costas. |
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Titolo |
Urban tourism and urban change : cities in a global economy / / ostas Spirou |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-85902-0 |
1-283-04239-8 |
0-203-83580-8 |
1-136-85903-9 |
9786613042392 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Metropolis and modern life |
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Tourism |
Cities and towns |
Sociology, Urban |
City planning |
Economic development |
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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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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Changing Cities and the Commodification of Leisure; 2 Globalization, Urban Competition, and Tourism; 3 Tourism Policies and Urban Growth; 4 The Infrastructure and Finance of Urban Tourism; 5 Urban Tourism, Amenities, and Human Capital; 6 Residential Development and the New Face of Downtowns; 7 Implications and Debates; Notes; Index |
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Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism |
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examines the implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change. Uniquely suited for teaching purposes, Costas Spirou integrates numerous case studies of cities to illuminate the significant impact and promise of tourism on urban image and economic development. |
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