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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779052803321

Titolo

The problem of pleasure : leisure, tourism and crime / / edited by Carol Jones, Elaine Barclay and R.I. Mawby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-59869-3

1-136-59870-7

0-203-35740-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 247 p. : ill., maps

Altri autori (Persone)

BarclayElaine

JonesCarol

MawbyRob I

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Tourism - Social aspects

Leisure - Economic aspects

Crime - Economic aspects

Crime and globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : the problem of pleasure : theoretical foundations / R.I. Mawby -- 2. The paradox of cinematic sexualized violence as entertainment / Jane Monckton Smith -- 3. Crime time : the rise of police programming on television / Jenny Wise and Alyce McGovern -- 4. The making, shaking and taking of public spaces / Rob White -- 5. Playgrounds without frontiers : movin', moddin', pushing the boundaries of pleasure / Zannagh Hatton -- 6. Impermissible pleasures in UK leisure : exploring policy developments in alcohol and illicit drugs / Karenza Moore and Fiona Measham -- 7. The problem of access : outdoor leisure activities and access to private rural land / Elaine Barclay and Joseph F. Donnermeyer -- 8. Public disorder, antisocial behaviour and alcohol-related crime : from the metropolis to the tourist resort / R.I. Mawby -- 9. Sin City vs. Fantasyland : crime, legislation, and policing in two different tourism environments / Ross Wolf and Hugh Potter -- 10. 'There can be no orcs in New Zealand' : do media representations of crime tarnish tourism? / John W. Buttle and



James Rodgers -- 11. Visitor perceptions of crime-safety and attitudes towards risk : the case of Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town / Richard George -- 12. Crime and safety within caravan populations : an Australian survey / Elaine Barclay and R.I. Mawby -- 13. Tourist victimization : an exploratory survey from Ghana / Kwaku Boakye -- 14. The tourist victim : paradise lost or paradise regained?