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UNINA9910827611903321 |
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Autore |
Wearing Stephen |
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Titolo |
Volunteer tourism : experiences that make a difference / / Stephen Wearing |
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Wallingford, Oxon ; ; New York, : CABI, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82922-2 |
9786610829224 |
0-85199-765-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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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 (p. 173-191) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Alternative Tourism Experiences; Chapter 3 Volunteer Tourism Experiences; Chapter 4 Exploring the Experience; Chapter 5 The Volunteer Tourist's Experience - Self and Identity; Chapter 6 The Site, Social Value and the Self; Chapter 7 Developing the Self Through the Volunteer Tourism Experience; Chapter 8 The Impacts on Communities: Moving Beyond the Passing Gaze; Chapter 9 Volunteer Tourism: Moving on from the Empty Meeting Ground; References; Subject Index; Author Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism, in which travelers visit a destination and take part in projects in the local community. This book provides an overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a concept. |
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