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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462193403321

Autore

Vrasti Wanda

Titolo

Volunteer tourism in the global south : giving back in neoliberal times / / Wanda Vrasti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-71242-3

0-203-10445-5

1-136-24988-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Interventions

Disciplina

338.4/791091724

Soggetti

Volunteer tourism - Developing countries

Volunteer tourism - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Volunteer tourism - Social aspects - Developing countries

Volunteer tourism - Government policy - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The self as enterprise; 3 Multicultural sensibilities in Guatemala; 4 Entrepreneurial education in Ghana; 5 Conclusion: international political life; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This work explores the increasingly popular phenomenon of volunteer tourism in the Global South, paying particular attention to the governmental rationalities and socio-economic conditions that valorize it as a noble and necessary cultural practice"--