Beaches, Ruins, Resorts : The Politics of Tourism in the Arab World /

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Despite being viewed as a dangerous region to visit, leisure travel across the Middle East has thrived even in the post-9/11 era. In Beaches, Ruins, Resorts, Waleed Hazbun investigates this overlooked industry to show how tourism is shaping the economic development and international relations of the...

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Autor principal: Hazbun, Waleed
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tourism > Political aspects.
Geopolitics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Geopolitics > Middle East.
Tourism > Political aspects > Middle East.
Middle East.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Despite being viewed as a dangerous region to visit, leisure travel across the Middle East has thrived even in the post-9/11 era. In Beaches, Ruins, Resorts, Waleed Hazbun investigates this overlooked industry to show how tourism is shaping the economic development and international relations of the region in dramatic ways. Following Europeans seeking Mediterranean beaches, Israelis crossing into Jordan as leisure tourists, and visitors discovering Dubai, Hazbun offers an original perspective on the Middle East and North Africa and challenges common portrayals of Arab nations as disconnected f.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780816666560

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