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From Pilgrimage to Package Tour - Travel and Tourism in the Third World

English · Hardback

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Zusatztext "...this is the best book on Third-World tourism produced thus far." - Dennis Judd! Professor of Political Science! University of Illinois - Chicago! and co-editor of The Tourist City'Gladstone excels in his style of writings often touching dramatic heights. He creates tourism scenarios and fills them with native hue! noise and colour that the desination comes alive in the imagination of the reader...The strength of the book lies in its faithful account of the places and people in the Third World. It is ably documented with useful references for students of sociology of tourism! geography and anthropology of tourism. Planners and resource managers will also benefit from the innovative ideas introduced in the book for achieving much sought-after sustainibility.' Tourism Recreation Research! Vol 32(2)! 2007 Informationen zum Autor David Gladstone is Assistant Professor of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans. He also serves as the Director of their Ph.D. program in Urban Studies. Klappentext From Pilgrimage to Package Tour is a fresh and entirely original account that stands tourism studies on its head and proves that this industry is far more complicated than it initially appears. Zusammenfassung From Pilgrimage to Package Tour is a fresh and entirely original account that stands tourism studies on its head and proves that this industry is far more complicated than it initially appears. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface The Varieties of Touristic Experience Chapter One An Overview of Tourism in the 2000s Chapter Two Conceptualizing Travel and Tourism in Third World Countries Chapter Three The International Formal Sector: Mega-Resorts and National Tourism Planning in Mexico Chapter Four The International Informal Sector: Drifter Tourists in India and Mexico Chapter Five The Domestic Formal Sector: New Holidays for the New Middle Classes Chapter Six The Domestic Informal Sector: Migrants, Pilgrims, and Other Poor Travelers Chapter Seven An Alternative to the Alternative? Informality and Sustainable Tourism in the Third World List of Acronyms Notes References Index...

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Authors David L. Gladstone, David L. (University of New Orleans Gladstone, Gladstone David L.
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 12.09.2005
 
EAN 9780415950626
ISBN 978-0-415-95062-6
No. of pages 252
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

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