The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies
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The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies

  1. 736 pages
  2. English
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The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies

About this book

"The strongest overview I have encountered of the scope and the current state of research across all the fields involved in advancing our understanding of tourism. For its range of topics, depth of analyses, and distinction of its contributors, nothing is comparable."
- Professor Dean MacCannell, University of California, Davis

"The breadth of vision and sweep of accounts is remarkable, and range of topics laudable... a rare combination of the authoritative, the challenging and stimulating."
- Professor Mike Crang, Durham University

Tourism studies developed as a sub-branch of older disciplines in the social sciences, such as anthropology, sociology and economics, and newer applied fields of study in hospitality management, civil rights and transport studies.

This Handbook is a sign of the maturity of the field. It provides an essential resource for teachers and students to determine the roots, key issues and agenda of tourism studies, exploring:
  • The evolution and position of tourism studies
  • The relationship of tourism to culture
  • The ecology and economics of tourism
  • Special events and destination management
  • Methodologies of study
  • Tourism and transport
  • Tourism and heritage
  • Tourism and postcolonialism
  • Global tourist business operations

Ranging from local to global issues, and from questions of management to the ethical dilemmas of tourism, this is a comprehensive, critically informed, constructively organized overview of the field. It draws together an inter-disciplinary group of contributors who are among the most celebrated names in the field and will be quickly recognized as a landmark in the new and expanding field of tourism studies.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781446208755, 9781412923972
eBook ISBN
9781446206621
Edition
1
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. About the Editors and Authors
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Introduction: The Evolution and Contemporary Positioning of Tourism as a Focus of Study
  6. PART I - Approaches to Tourism Studies
  7. 2 Tourism and Hospitality
  8. 3 Anthropological Interventions in Tourism Studies
  9. 4 The Sociology of Tourism
  10. 5 The Diverse Dynamics of Cultural Studies and Tourism
  11. 6 Tourism, Popular Culture and the Media
  12. 7 Histories of Tourism
  13. 8 Tourism Geographies: A Review of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
  14. 9 Development Studies and Tourism
  15. 10 Economics of International Tourism
  16. 11Power, Politics, and Political Science: The Politicization of Tourism
  17. 12 Tourism and Natural Resources
  18. 13 Tourism: A Strategic Business Perspective
  19. PART II - Key Topics in Tourism
  20. 14 Tourism, Religion, and Spirituality
  21. 15 Breaking Down the System: How Volunteer Tourism Contributes to New Ways of Viewing Commodified Tourism
  22. 16 Theme Parks and the Representation of Culture and Nature: The Consumer Aesthetics of Presentation and Performance
  23. 17 Architecture and Urban Planning: Practical and Theoretical Contributions
  24. 18 Tourism and Heritage Conservation
  25. 19 The Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism in Developing Countries
  26. 20 Rural Tourism: An Overview
  27. 21 Transportation and Tourism: A Symbiotic Relationship?
  28. 22 Innovative Approaches for Managing Conservation and Use Challenges in the National Parks: Insights from Canada
  29. 23 Planning for Tourism at Local and Regional Levels: Principles, Practices, and Possibilities
  30. 24 Destination Marketing Organizations: Convention and Visitors Bureaus
  31. 25 Destination Management: New Challenges, New Needs
  32. 26 Tourism Safety and Security
  33. PART III - Critical Issues and Emerging Perspectives
  34. 27 Festivals, Events, and Tourism
  35. 28 Tourism as Postcolonialism
  36. 29 Thanatourism and Its Discontents: An Appraisal of a Decade’s Work with Some Future Issues and Directions
  37. 30 Tourism and Performance
  38. 31 Information Technology: Shaping the Past, Present, and Future of Tourism
  39. 32 Global Tourism Business Operations—Theoretical Frameworks and Key Issues
  40. 33 Tourism and International Policy: Neoliberalism and Beyond
  41. 34 Ethical Perspectives: Exploring the Ethical Landscape of Tourism
  42. 35 Gender and Tourism Discourses: Advancing the Gender Project in Tourism Studies
  43. 36 Tourism Studies and the New Mobilities Paradigm
  44. 37 Tourism and Languaging
  45. 38 Methodologies and Methods
  46. 39 Conclusions: Tourism Studies—Past Omissions, Emergent Challenges
  47. INDEX