Deconstructing Travel

Cultural Perspectives on Tourism

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

As a visible marker of globalization, the increased role of travel and tourism in our lives makes it a remarkable force in contemporary culture. Deconstructing Travel provides an easily understood framework of the relationship between travel and culture in our rapidly changing postmodern, postcolonial world. Beginning with an examination of classical expeditions in mythology, history, and literatures, Arthur Asa Berger explores the role of travel in contemporary lives, from university travel-abroad programs to package tours and family vacations. This volume is a highly-engaging look into why people travel, examining travel and tourism as a cultural phenomenon through social, cultural, psychological, and economic forces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-07-29
Mått:184 x 227 x 11 mm
Vikt:218 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:AltaMira Press
ISBN:9780759107243

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Arthur 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.

Recensioner i media

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.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 Chapter One: Travelers and TouristsChapter 3 Chapter Two: Aspects of Travel and TourismChapter 4 Chapter Three: The Uses of Travel and TourismChapter 5 Chapter Four: The Tourism IndustryChapter 6 Chapter Five: Travel Advertising: Images and LanguageChapter 7 Chapter Six: Travel Writing as an Art FormChapter 8 Chapter Seven: The Impact of TourismChapter 9 Chapter Eight: Disneyland and Walt Disney WorldChapter 10 Chapter Nine: The End of the RoadChapter 11 BibliographyChapter 12 IndexChapter 13 About the Author