Cosmopolitanism and tourism rethinking theory and practice

"Utilizing case studies from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ireland to China, India, and Dubai, the contributors to Cosmopolitanism and Tourism question whether cosmopolitan subjectivity is still the desired aim of all travelers, as is commonly believed within the field of tourism studies" --

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Weitere Verfasser: Shepherd, Robert J. (HerausgeberIn), Salazar, Noel B. (VerfasserIn eines Vorworts)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Boulder, New York, London Lexington Books 2018
Schriftenreihe:Anthropology of Tourism Heritage, Mobility, and Society
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Zusammenfassung:"Utilizing case studies from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ireland to China, India, and Dubai, the contributors to Cosmopolitanism and Tourism question whether cosmopolitan subjectivity is still the desired aim of all travelers, as is commonly believed within the field of tourism studies" --
Introduction : cosmopolitanism and tourism in a post-Hegelian age / Robert Shepherd -- A cosmopolitan sense of place : busking, tourism, and performance in the city of strangers / Adam Kaul -- Are we (still) the world? Service learning and the weird slot in student narratives of study abroad / Ben Feinberg and Sarah E. Edwards -- Striving for cosmopolitanism : voluntouristic encounters in Guatemala / Rebecca L. Nelson -- Making the strange familiar, but not necessarily the familiar strange : on tour in China / Robert Shepherd -- From Bieber to the Buddha : "Friendly guides" and cosmopolitanism from below in Bodh Gaya, India / David Geary -- Dirty work, glamorous migrant : Korean Emirates airlines female flight attendants and cosmopolitan racial and national hierarchies / Alex Jong-Seok Lee -- The color purple : indigenous weavers, heritage cloth and interpretations of cosmopolitanism in practice / Cherubim Quizon -- "Local-politan" gastronomy and Bolivian cuisine : how the cosmopolitan is forged from the local / Clare A. Sammells -- Conclusion : do tourists just want to have fun? / Robert Shepherd
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXVII, 205 Seiten
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ISBN:9781498549776
978-1-4985-4977-6