Backpacker tourism : concepts and profiles /: concepts and profiles. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kevin Hannam and Irena Ateljevic.
• Other Names: Hannam, Kevin; Ateljevic, Irena
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Conceptualising and Profiling Backpacker Tourism - Kevin Hannam and Irena Ateljevic; ; CONCEPTUALISING BACKPACKER TOURISM 2. Suspending Reality: An Exploration of Enclaves and the Backpacker Experience - Julie Wilson and Greg Richards 3. The Social Psychological Interface of Tourism and Independent Travel - Petri Hottola 4. Sustainability Research and Backpacker Studies: Intersections and Mutual Insights - Phillip Pearce 5. Are Backpackers Ethical Tourists? - Clare Speed and Annabel Hartnell 6. The Lonely Planet Myth: Backpacker Bible and Travel Survival Kit - Peter Welk 7. Challenging the Tourist-Other Dualism: Gender, Backpackers and the Embodiment of Tourism Research - Erica Wilson and Irena Ateljevic; ; PROFILING BACKPACKER TOURISM 8. Van Tour and Doing a Contiki: Grand Backpacker Tours of Europe - Jude Wilson, David Fisher and Kevin Moore 9. Uncovering the International Backpackers to Malaysia - Lee Tze Ian and Ghazali Musa; ; 10. Exploring the Motivations of Backpackers: The Case of South Africa - Christine Niggel and Angela Benson 11. Study Backpackers: Australia’s Short-stay International Student Travellers - Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel; ; 12. Women as Backpacker Tourists: A Feminist Analysis of Destination Choice and Social Identities from the UK - Linda Myers and Kevin Hannam 13. The Backpacking Journey of Israeli Women in Mid-Life - Darya Maoz; ; 14. Intra-Community Tensions in Backpacker Enclaves: Sydney’s Bondi Beach - Julie Wilson, Greg Richards and Ian MacDonnell 15. Perceptions of Backpacker Accommodation Facilities: A Comparative Study of Scotland and New Zealand - Jenny Cave, Maree Thyne and Chris Ryan 16. Conclusion: Towards a Critical Agenda for Backpacker Tourism - Irena Ateljevic and Kevin Hannam
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Channel View Publications
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 796.51; Backpacking; Backpacking -- Social aspects; Sports and tourism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845413088; 1845413083
• 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.