LEADER 03250nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910784944203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-61322-7 010 $a9786612613227 010 $a1-84950-741-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000032445 035 $a(EBL)539864 035 $a(OCoLC)649833595 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000416011 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12111793 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416011 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10418393 035 $a(PQKB)11648302 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC539864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL539864 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10395040 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL261322 035 $a(PPN)170246159 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000032445 100 $a20100701d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe discovery of tourism$b[electronic resource] /$fStephen L.J. Smith 210 $aBingley $cEmerald$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 225 1 $aTourism social science series ;$vv. 13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84950-740-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aFront cover; The Discovery of Tourism; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Story of a Postcard; Chapter 2. Finding my Place: Journeys of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 3. Why What is Where: Confessions of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 4. The Life and Opinions of C. Michael Hall, Gent: A Shandy or Full Beerquest Volume the First; Chapter 5. Tourism Studies: My Journey of Discovery; Chapter 6. A Long and Winding Road: Developing Tourism Geographies; Chapter 7. An Accidental Tourism Researcherquest People, Places, and Turning Points 327 $aChapter 8. Geography of Tourism: A Tryst with DestinyChapter 9. A Life's Journey from Belfast to Barcelona; Chapter 10. From the Geography of Tourism to Tourism Management; Chapter 11. With a Little Help from My Friends; Chapter 12. The Way to and from Shanghai: A Chinese Tourism Geographer's Story; Chapter 13. A Geographer Roaming Loose in the Academy; Chapter 14. Tourism as an Agent of Change: A Positivist Geographer's Approach; Chapter 15. Milestones, Scenic Views, and Tourist Traps along my Academic Path; Epilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index 330 $aPresents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered the field. This book includes stories that reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism as a specialization. It is also of interest to scholars outside the field of tourism geography. 410 0$aTourism social science series ;$vv. 13. 606 $aGeographers 606 $aTourism$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aGeographers. 615 0$aTourism$xStudy and teaching. 676 $a338.4791071 701 $aSmith$b Stephen L. J.$f1946-$01520523 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784944203321 996 $aThe discovery of tourism$93759143 997 $aUNINA