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Paperback. Two women, virtual strangers, sit hand-in-hand across a narrow table, both intent on the same thing-achieving the perfect manicure. Encounters like this occur thousands of times across the United States in nail salons increasingly owned and operated by Asian immigrants. This study looks at these intimate encounters, focusing on New York City. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262607
- ISBN
- 9780520262607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Discussing design and manufacturing in four main areas: tailored clothing, furnishings, formal wear, and sportswear, this text covers the principles, procedures, and techniques practiced by merchandisers to attract their target customer. It also includes interviews with key industry executives in the menswear industry. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fairchild Pubns
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563675591
- ISBN
- 9781563675591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.10
€ 51.10
Hardback. Mass tourism is one of the most striking developments in postwar western societies, involving economic, social, cultural, and anthropological factors. For many countries it has become a significant, if not the primary, source of income for the resident population.. Editor(s): Segreto, Luciano; Manera, Carles; Pohl, Manfred. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453237
- ISBN
- 9781845453237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.84
€ 155.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: KNSP; MJN. Dimension: 180 x 255 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935412526
- ISBN
- 9781935412526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.56
€ 43.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. The reach of the professional services sector has become vast and global now including everything from big accountancy and consultancy firms to the services division of such giants as IBM leading to a number of new challenges, the biggest of which is the maturing of the market. New thinking is required. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJS; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470011737
- ISBN
- 9780470011737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.04
€ 49.99
€ 49.04
Paperback. By focusing on the consumer, this book investigates the relationship between the arts, entertainment and tourism industries and how this relationship can be developed to its best competitive advantage. It describes the general arts and tourism background, and discusses the arts and entertainment that feature in tourism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: A; KNSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0000218
- ISBN
- 9780750645331
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the various patterns of work and leisure. This work analyses the different forms of tourism, examines the effects on the indigenous countries and their people, and outlines positive steps to reconcile people's holiday requirements with the world's economic and social structures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0000219
- ISBN
- 9780750643481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How does it feel to live and work in the world's most beautiful and luxurious tropical island resort, surrounded by white sandy beaches and aquamarine seas? And how does it feel to be in the lap of luxury when you're thousands of miles from anywhere else? This work takes you behind the scenes at a five-star tropical island resort. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552154635
- ISBN
- 9780552154635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. This book describes the state-of-the-art of tourism planning and management in national parks and protected areas. It also provides guidelines for best practice in tourism operations. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851999098
- ISBN
- 9780851999098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. The sheer pervasiveness of game experience - 99 per cent of teenage boys and 94 per cent of teenage girls having played a video game - means that instant naffness falls upon those who express a musty disdain for the medium. This book shows that computer game-playing has a strong claim to be one of the most vital test-beds for intellectual enquiry. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0022229
- ISBN
- 9780753519455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This book aims to develop a global perspective on the management issues facing coastal resorts. It draws on examples from a range of economies and environments written by key experts.Themes include the processes of restructuring, attempts to develop sustainable agendas and environmental issues of developing resorts in sensitive areas. Editor(s): Agarwal, Sheela (University of Plymouth); Shaw, Professor Gareth. Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; KNSG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845410735
- ISBN
- 9781845410735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.31
€ 162.31
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive account of tourism in natural, wild and protected areas. The 2nd edition contains an overview of key literature and developments that have emerged since the publication of the 1st edition more than 10 years ago. As such, this book will remain an invaluable resource and review of the subject for many years to come. Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845413828
- ISBN
- 9781845413828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.61
€ 175.61
Paperback. The worldwide development of ecotourism - including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting has been extensively studied. The author argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356004
- ISBN
- 9780822356004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.50
€ 32.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in Native North America. This book presents an ethnographic account of the history and consequences of Seminole gaming. It describes casino operations, chronicles the everyday life and history of the Seminole Tribe, and shares the insights of individual Seminoles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JFSL9; JHMC; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342274
- ISBN
- 9780822342274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 33.99
€ 30.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: KJMD; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162920
- ISBN
- 9780231162920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.05
€ 26.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. This text provides information concerning small and micro-enterprises and how they can create and adapt products and markets. It is appropriate for advanced students as well as rural business practitioners in the leisure and tourism fields. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; KNSG; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995403
- ISBN
- 9780851995403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.22
€ 54.99
€ 52.22
Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719080715
- ISBN
- 9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.88
€ 102.88
Paperback. This ethnographic study involves periods of participant observation of charter tourists to the resorts of Palmanova and Magaluf on Mallorca. The book focuses on three key areas of social life: space, the body, and food and drink practices to explore issues relating to understandings of and constructions of British identity. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845411824
- ISBN
- 9781845411824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.68
€ 49.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 768 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: KJM; KNSH; TTVC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470399743
- ISBN
- 9780470399743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.67
€ 171.67
Paperback. Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076961
- ISBN
- 9780252076961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.39
€ 30.99
€ 28.39