Beyond backpacker tourism : mobilities and experiences /: mobilities and experiences. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kevin Hannam and Anya Diekmann.
• Other Names: Hannam, Kevin; Diekmann, Anya
• Contents: 1. From Backpacking to Flashpacking: Developments in backpacker tourism research - Kevin Hannam and Anya Diekmann 2. Not such a rough or lonely planet? Backpacker tourism: an academic journey - Mark P. Hampton 3. Flashpacking in Fiji: Reframing the ‘global nomad’ in a developing destination - Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel 4. The Virtualization of Backpacker Culture: Virtual Mooring, Sustained Interactions, and Enhanced Mobilities - Cody Paris 5. Re-Conceptualising Lifestyle Travellers: Contemporary ‘drifters’ - Scott Cohen 6. Backpacker Hostels: Place and Performance - Michael O’Regan 7. Euro-railing: A Mobile-Ethnography of Backpacker Train Travel - James Johnson 8. Budget Backpackers Testing Comfort Zones in Mongolia - Claudia Bell 9. Lesbian Identities Backpacker Travel Experiences in New Zealand - Linda Myers 10. Backpackers as Volunteer Tourists: Evidence from Tanzania - Kath Laythorpe 11. Backpackers in Norway: Landscapes, ties and platforms - Gareth Butler 12. Town of 1770, Australia - The Creation of a new Backpacker Brand - Peter Welk 13. A Clash of Cultures or Definitions? Complexity and backpacker tourism in residential communities - Robyn Bushell and Kay Anderson 14. Towards Strategic Planning for an Emerging Backpacker Tourism Destination: The South African Experience - Christian Rogerson
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Channel View Publications
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 796.51; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; Backpacking; Backpacking -- Social aspects; Sports and tourism; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Sociology; GEOGRAPHY
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845411909; 1845411900
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.