| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Tourism and cultural change |
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Tourism and cultural change.
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| Contents |
Nation, identity and consumption -- Symbolic landscapes of tourism -- Consuming spaces -- The tourist body -- The embodied tourist -- Consuming tourists -- The great escape |
| Summary |
This book is the only in-depth ethnographic study of British charter tourists. It is based on several months of participant observation of British charter tourists on holiday in Palmanova and Magaluf on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. With a focus on space, the body, and food and drink practices, the book explores the experiential nature of touristic practice which provides insight into constructions, understandings and knowledge of the self in relation to national, regional, class, and gender identities. These issues in turn highlight elements of power and control which are mainly artic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Tourism -- Great Britain
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Travelers -- Great Britain
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British -- Travel -- Spain -- Majorca
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Visitors, Foreign -- Spain -- Majorca
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Resorts -- Social aspects -- Spain -- Majorca
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Sociology.
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Anthropology.
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Cultural studies.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TRAVEL -- Budget.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds.
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British -- Travel
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Tourism
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Travel
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Travelers
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Visitors, Foreign
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| SUBJECT |
Majorca (Spain) -- Description and travel
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Spain -- Majorca
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011015782 |
| ISBN |
9781845411848 |
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1845411846 |
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9781845412128 |
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1845412125 |
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1283147505 |
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9781283147507 |
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9786613147509 |
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6613147508 |
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