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Volunteer Tourism in the Global South : Giving Back in Neoliberal Times.

This work explores the increasingly popular phenomenon of volunteer tourism in the Global South, paying particular attention to the governmental rationalities and socio-economic conditions that valorise it as a noble and necessary cultural practice.Combining theoretical research with primary data ga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vrasti, Wanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Interventions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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