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Tourism, Tourists and Society 5th edition


Tourism, Tourists and Society 5th edition

Paperback by Sharpley, Richard (University of Central Lancashire, UK)

Tourism, Tourists and Society

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ISBN:
9781138629493
Publication Date:
3 May 2018
Edition/language:
5th edition / English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
372 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 May 2024
Tourism, Tourists and Society

Description

Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates: • New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences. • New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience. • New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

Contents

Chapter One. Tourism: A sociological approach; Chapter Two. The Evolution of Tourism; Chapter Three. Tourism, modernity and postmodernity; Chapter Four. Tourists: Roles and typologies; Chapter Five. Tourism and tourist motivation; Chapter Six. The Consumption of Tourism; Chapter Seven. Tourism and the digital revolution; Chapter Eight. Tourism: spiritual and emotional responses; Chapter Nine. Tourism and authenticity; Chapter Ten. Tourism and development; Chapter Eleven. The tourist-host relationship; Chapter Twelve. Tourism: socio-cultural consequences; Chapter Thirteen. Postscript: tourism and society - towards the future

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