Tourist's experience of place / Jaakko Suvantola.
Tourist's experience of place / Jaakko Suvantola.
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Publisher
Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, c2002.
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N304.23/ 14
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Language
English
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Physical content
297 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Humanistic Geography Revisited -- 3. Travel Research and Humanistic Geography -- 4. Qualitative Traditions in Travel Research -- 5. Charting Shared Experiences -- 6. Travel as Reach -- 7. Tourist Discourse and Tourist Space -- 8. Sightseeing -- 9. The Encounter With the Other C...
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Dissertation
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geography, 1998.
Publication information
Publisher
Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, c2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Until recently, the study of tourism has largely ignored the experience of tourists themselves. When this has not been the case, the focus has mainly been on marketing. This unique volume follows on from the tradition of humanistic geography to examine tourism from an experiential perspective. By analyzing theories on tourism from anthropology, ps...
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Tourist's experience of place / Jaakko Suvantola.
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New directions in tourism analysis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index.
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N304.23/ 14
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74VvyGEoW3mb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvyGEoW3mb
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ISBN
0754618307
9780754618300
DDC
304.23
306.48
MMS ID
991016171739702626
