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The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide
Lucy Popescu
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Description for The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide
Paperback. As the ethical market grows, responsible travel and the protection of human rights are becoming common currency. For anyone interested in ethical travel and civil liberties, this book highlights various concerns of the world where the leisure and human rights violations collide. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 398.
Behind the island paradises, panoramic views and historical sites there often lies a different story. Using her twenty-year experience in the field of human rights, personal anecdotes and the testimonies of survivors, Lucy Popescu explores the various abuses that often go unnoticed or are carefully hidden from the tourist. From torture in the Maldives, the labour camps of China, seeking asylum in Australia to execution in Iran. Inspired by the ethical flying drive and the rise in investment of projects to offset carbon emissions, "The Good Tourist", rather than deterring tourists from their chosen destination, serves as a practical guide ... Read more
Behind the island paradises, panoramic views and historical sites there often lies a different story. Using her twenty-year experience in the field of human rights, personal anecdotes and the testimonies of survivors, Lucy Popescu explores the various abuses that often go unnoticed or are carefully hidden from the tourist. From torture in the Maldives, the labour camps of China, seeking asylum in Australia to execution in Iran. Inspired by the ethical flying drive and the rise in investment of projects to offset carbon emissions, "The Good Tourist", rather than deterring tourists from their chosen destination, serves as a practical guide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905147793
SKU
V9781905147793
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99-99
About Lucy Popescu
Lucy Popescu has been a human rights campaigner for over twenty years. She has worked with the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of English PEN since 1991 and sat on the Foreign Office's Freedom of Expression panel for the last five years. She currently writes a monthly column for Literary Review, entitled Silenced Voices, and a blog, featuring persecuted writers, ... Read more
Reviews for The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide
'Anybody who needs convincing that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword would do well to read this incredible anthology' - Press Association on Another Sky