Understanding Urban Tourism

Image, Culture and Experience

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Business & Finance
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Author: Martin Selby ISBN: 9781786724489
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: December 18, 2003
Imprint: I.B. Tauris Language: English
Author: Martin Selby
ISBN: 9781786724489
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: December 18, 2003
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Language: English

Despite the formidable growth of urban tourism there has been little of the critical engagement that one would expect from the social sciences: the rich potential of contemporary social science for urban tourism has yet to be realised. Martin Selby's exciting new textbook makes available to practitioners and students seeking to understand the phenomenon of tourism in towns and cities the methods and concepts that are currently enhancing and transforming our understanding of society in other areas of the social sciences. With an emphasis on image, culture and experience, the author draws upon the 'cultural turn' to explain the human aspects of the urban tourism phenomenon. The discussions emphasise the significance of urban tourism within debates upon the contemporary city, postmodernity and the pursuit of social science. Clearly written, with case studies and further reading, this will be welcomed by students and lecturers in geography, tourism, planning and sociology.

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Despite the formidable growth of urban tourism there has been little of the critical engagement that one would expect from the social sciences: the rich potential of contemporary social science for urban tourism has yet to be realised. Martin Selby's exciting new textbook makes available to practitioners and students seeking to understand the phenomenon of tourism in towns and cities the methods and concepts that are currently enhancing and transforming our understanding of society in other areas of the social sciences. With an emphasis on image, culture and experience, the author draws upon the 'cultural turn' to explain the human aspects of the urban tourism phenomenon. The discussions emphasise the significance of urban tourism within debates upon the contemporary city, postmodernity and the pursuit of social science. Clearly written, with case studies and further reading, this will be welcomed by students and lecturers in geography, tourism, planning and sociology.

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