Tourism Mobilities: Places to Play, Places in Play

Synopsis

Many places around the world are being produced, converted, interpreted and made fit for tourist consumption. This fascinating book analyzes tourist performances such as walking, shopping, sunbathing, photographing, eating and clubbing, and studies why, and indeed how, some places become global centres whilst others don’t. Arranged in four distinct parts, Sheller and Urry consider: Performing Paradise Performances of Global Heritage Remaking Playful Places New Playful Places. Incorporating a wide array of empirical research and innovative international case studies, this fascinating book illuminates the tourist performance phenomenon: from Eco-tourism on the beach to shopping in Hong Kong, from the making of 'Cool Reykjavik' to tourism in high-rise suburbs in Paris, and from Inca heritage to medical tourism. Edited by two world authorities in tourism studies, this revealing book deploys a range of theories related to the 'mobility turn' in the social sciences in order to analyze the contingent and networked nature of how places are stabilized as fit for playful performances. Well-written and researched, with coherent analysis and presentation, this book will appeal to academics, students and those interested in the complex character of global change.

Copyright:

2004

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

256 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134302642

Related ISBNs:

9780415338783, 9780203340332, 9780415338790

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/19/21

Copyrighted By:

Mimi Sheller and John Urry, selection and editorial matters, individual contributors, their chapters

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.