Tourism and Modernity: A Sociological Analysis

by Ning Wang, Yeakley, Jafar Jafari

In western society it is taken for granted that tourism is a necessary element of contemporary lifestyle, but while many people recognize its importance, they are usually more concerned with its contribution to the economy than with its social, cultural, and political significance. As a social action, tourism is at least partly based on the appeal of distance in time, space, and culture, which offers people the opportunity to question conditions they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080434460
• ISBN13: 9780080434469
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"