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The British on holiday : charter tourism, identity and consumption /
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 practic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol ; Tonawanda, NY :
Channel View Publications,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Tourism and cultural change.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845411848 1845411846 9781845412128 1845412125 1283147505 9781283147507 9786613147509 6613147508 |