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portada Being a Tourist: Finding Meaning in Pleasure Travel
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2002
Language
English
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.90 cm
ISBN13
9780774809771

Being a Tourist: Finding Meaning in Pleasure Travel

Harrison, Julia (Author) · University of British Columbia Press · Hardcover

Being a Tourist: Finding Meaning in Pleasure Travel - Harrison, Julia

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Synopsis "Being a Tourist: Finding Meaning in Pleasure Travel"

What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? In Being a Tourist, Harrison analyzes her conversations with a large group of upper-middle-class travellers. Why, she asks, do these people invest their resources -- financial, emotional, psychological, and physical -- in this activity? Harrison suggests that they are fuelled by several desires, including a search for intimacy and connection, an expression of personal aesthetic, an exploration of the understanding of "home," and a sensemaking strategy for a globalized world. She also reflects on the moral and political complexities of the travels of these people.Being a Tourist draws on a wide range of social theory, going beyond current debates of authenticity and consumption. Engagingly and thoughtfully written, it will be required reading for those in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and, more generally, for anyone interested in tourism studies and travel writing.

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