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OverviewAn Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology explains how anthropology is the window through which tourism dynamics may be properly analysed and evaluated. Starting with an overview of the development of anthropology as a social science, the author moves on to examine: the definition and characteristics of tourism definitions and typologies of tourists tourism and culture key themes and writers in the anthropology of tourism issues in the anthropology of tourism globalisation, tourism and anthropology the relationship between development and underdevelopment theories and the anthropology of tourism It features a wealth of international case studies from the UK, USA, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia and Tanzania. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter BurnsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780415186278ISBN 10: 0415186277 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 22 April 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology offers an accessible, but stimulating, read for those students and academics with an interest in the fascinating and complex interrelationships between tourism, culture and anthropology...it would serve as an excellent core text for the teaching of specialist units in the field of tourism, anthropology and cultural tourism Melanie Smith, Information Technologies and Tourism Vol 2 1999 'For those of us teaching courses on the anthropology of tourism, Prof. Peter M. Burns has done is a great service by writing the first accessible, inexpensive, systematic text in the field.' - Tim Wallace, Tourism, Culture and Communication """An Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology offers an accessible, but stimulating, read for those students and academics with an interest in the fascinating and complex interrelationships between tourism, culture and anthropology...it would serve as an excellent core text for the teaching of specialist units in the field of tourism, anthropology and cultural tourism"" Melanie Smith, Information Technologies and Tourism Vol 2 1999 'For those of us teaching courses on the anthropology of tourism, Prof. Peter M. Burns has done is a great service by writing the first accessible, inexpensive, systematic text in the field.' - Tim Wallace, Tourism, Culture and Communication" Author InformationPeter Burns is Head of Tourism and Leisure at the University of Luton Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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