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Fieldwork in tourism : methods, issues and reflections /

The inherent mobility of tourists and consequent relative ephemerality of contact between the visitor and the visited tourism phenomenon have specific characteristics that challenge the usual fieldwork practices of the social and physical sciences. Such conditions create specific concerns for the to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Introducing the contexts of fieldwork; 1 Fieldwork in tourism/touring fields: Where does tourism end and fieldwork begin?; 2 Defining and redefining conceptual frameworks for social science field research; Part I: Research relationships: Power, politics and patron-client affinities; 3 Researching the political in tourism: Where knowledge meets power; 4 The visible/invisible researcher: Ethics and politically sensitive research.