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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827907303321

Autore

Franklin Adrian

Titolo

Tourism [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Adrian Franklin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

1-4462-2837-1

1-84860-525-0

1-281-79479-1

0-7619-6761-3

9786611794798

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 296 p.) : ill

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Tourism

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; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Part I: Questions and Scope; Chapter 2 - What is tourism?; Chapter 3 - The foundations and traces of modern tourism; Chapter 4 - Elaborations of tourism; Part II: Objects and Rituals; Chapter 5 - Tourist objects, tourist rituals; Chapter 6 - Objects and rituals of seaside; Chapter 7 - Objects and rituals of heritage; Part III: The Embodied Tourist; Chapter 8 - Tourisms of body and nature; Chapter 9 - Sex and tourism; Chapter 10 - Conclusion - A world of tourism; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a guide to understanding the theory, practice development and effects of tourism.