The study of tourism : anthropological and sociological beginnings /

Other Authors: Nash, Dennison.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier Science, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Tourism social science series
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=187382
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300 |a 1 online resource (xii, 305 pages). 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-295) and indexes. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Prologue -- Tourism as a Social Fact -- Anthropological and Sociological Inquiry -- The Discovery of Tourism by Anthropologists and Sociologists -- By Way of Summary -- Chapter 2. The Study -- The Use of Informants -- Research Procedures -- Techniques for Acquiring Information -- Chapter 3. Personal Histories -- Saints, Fireworks, and Tourists -- Youth Tourists in Acre: A Disturbance becomes a Lifelong Preoccupation -- A Difficult Passage, Largely Unassisted -- The Life and Times of a Wandering Tourism Researcher -- Tourism Through the Looking Glass -- Entry into a new Field of Study: Leaving a Footprint -- Constructing a Research Project: From Past Definite to Future Perfect -- Anthropology for all the Wrong Reasons -- A Natural Progression -- From Turkey to Bali: Cultural Identity as Tourist Attraction -- Studying Tourism? 1974 and Beyond! -- On the Road to a Feminist Tourism Studies -- Tourism and Ethnic Relations: The Obvious Connection -- Chapter 4. The Emergence of a New Field of Study -- Tourism Study as a Social Fact -- In the Beginning -- Getting Involved -- Tourism Study as a Cultural Innovation -- Social Scientific Understanding in Tourism Study -- Development of a New Field -- Institutionalization -- The Component of Meaning -- Definitions -- Some Meaningful Traditions -- Some Fertile Conceptual Traditions -- Overview -- Chapter 5. Epilogue -- Where are We Now? -- The Context of Current Tourism Study: Theory and Method -- The Context of Current Tourism Study: Academic Structures -- The Context of Current Tourism Study: An Expanding Industry -- Where are We, and Where are We Headed? -- Appendix A -- Guide for Personal Histories -- Editor's Explanatory Note -- Appendix B -- Serendipity -- Appendix C -- A Little Primary Research -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Last Page. 
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650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Industries  |x Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. 
650 7 |a Tourism. 
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