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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur Asa BergerPublisher: AltaMira Press Imprint: AltaMira Press Dimensions: Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.331kg ISBN: 9780759107236ISBN 10: 0759107238 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 06 August 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback 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 ContentsChapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Chapter One: Travelers and Tourists Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Aspects of Travel and Tourism Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Uses of Travel and Tourism Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Tourism Industry Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Travel Advertising: Images and Language Chapter 7 Chapter Six: Travel Writing as an Art Form Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: The Impact of Tourism Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Disneyland and Walt Disney World Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: The End of the Road Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the AuthorReviewsBerger approaches his subject not as a scientist, peering through the microscope to produce a precise dissection but as an artist, and then not a miniaturist but as a presenter of landscapes brought to our attention by a collection of bold brush strokes borrowed for present purposes from any number of schools and pressed into service to create a wonderfully evocative and interesting pastiche. . . Berger is at his best when discussing travel writing. * Tourist Studies * Berger approaches his subject not as a scientist, peering through the microscope to produce a precise dissection but as an artist, and then not a miniaturist but as a presenter of landscapes brought to our attention by a collection of bold brush strokes borrowed for present purposes from any number of schools and pressed into service to create a wonderfully evocative and interesting pastiche... Berger is at his best when discussing travel writing. Tourist Studies Author InformationArthur Asa Berger, retired professor from San Francisco State University, is the author of over 40 books, including the mystery novel/textbook Postmortem for a Postmodernist and The Kabblah Killings and editor of The Postmodern Presence: Readings on Postmodernism in American Culture and Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |