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Senior Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling
Simone Francescato
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Description for Senior Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling
paperback. Editor(s): Francescato, Simone; Maierhofer, Roberta; Minghetti, Valeria. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
This volume aims to bridge the disciplinary gap between tourism studies and aging studies. It investigates the intersections of tourism and aging from a variety of perspectives that focus on the many ways in which senior tourism is socially constructed and/or individually experienced. The essays tackle key topics ranging from the socio-economic aspects of post-retirement travel to the representations of the traveling elderly in literature, film and media, and the influence of travel on late-life creativity.
This volume aims to bridge the disciplinary gap between tourism studies and aging studies. It investigates the intersections of tourism and aging from a variety of perspectives that focus on the many ways in which senior tourism is socially constructed and/or individually experienced. The essays tackle key topics ranging from the socio-economic aspects of post-retirement travel to the representations of the traveling elderly in literature, film and media, and the influence of travel on late-life creativity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837637038
SKU
V9783837637038
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About Simone Francescato
Simone Francescato (PhD) teaches American Culture and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Roberta Maierhofer is Professor of (Inter)American Studies at the University of Graz, Austria, and Adjunct Professor at Binghamton University, New York. Valeria Minghetti is Chief Senior Researcher at CISET.
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