Touring cultures : transformations of travel and theory / / edited by Chris Rojek and John Urry

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic book (214 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.48
• Soggetto topico: Tourism; Cultural policy
• Altri autori: RojekChris UrryJohn
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-209) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Transformations of travel and theory / Chris Rojek, John Urry -- The disoriented tourist : the figuration of the tourist in contemporary cultural critique / Eeva Jokinen, soile Veijola -- Indexing, dragging and the social construction of tourist sights / Chris Rojek -- The objects of travel / Celia Lury -- 'McDisneyization' and 'post-tourism' : complementary perspectives on contemporary tourism / George Ritzer, Allan Liska -- The culture of tourism / Jennifer Craik -- Performing the tourist product / Philip Crang -- A people's story: heritage, identity and authenticity / Sharon Macdonald -- Tourism and the photographic eye / Carol Crawshaw, John Urry.
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection brings together some of the most influential writers in the field to examine the complex connections between tourism and cultural change and the relevance of tourist experience to debates on space, time and identity.
• Altri titoli varianti: Transformations of travel and theory
• Titolo autorizzato: Touring cultures
• ISBN: 9780203427736 (e-book)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170979903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II