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Explorer Travellers and Adventure Tourism (Tourism and Cultural Change)
Jennifer Laing
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Description for Explorer Travellers and Adventure Tourism (Tourism and Cultural Change)
Paperback. This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. In particular, it analyses how romanticised myths of explorers form a foundation for how modern day tourists view travel and themselves. Its scope ranges from the 'Golden Age' of imperial explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the growth of adventure and extreme tourism, to possible future trends including space travel. The volume should appeal to researchers and students across a variety ... Read more
This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. In particular, it analyses how romanticised myths of explorers form a foundation for how modern day tourists view travel and themselves. Its scope ranges from the 'Golden Age' of imperial explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the growth of adventure and extreme tourism, to possible future trends including space travel. The volume should appeal to researchers and students across a variety ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Tourism and Cultural Change
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845414573
SKU
V9781845414573
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Jennifer Laing
Jennifer Laing is a Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University, Australia. Her research interests include heritage, events, travel narratives and the interaction between media, popular culture and tourism. She also co-edits the Advances in Event Research series (Routledge) with Warwick Frost. Warwick Frost is an Associate Professor at La Trobe University, Australia. His ... Read more
Reviews for Explorer Travellers and Adventure Tourism (Tourism and Cultural Change)
The purpose of this review is to give the potential reader a brief sense of the range of issues and of travellers discussed so brilliantly in this book. It would make a fine addition to the academic literature in any tourism library, personal or institutional. And it is, quite simply, a good read.
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