The Global Nomad: Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice

Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight. This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different disciplinary perspectives on its meaning, impact and significance. Links are drawn between theory and practice, setting...

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Other Authors: Brian, King (Contributor), Clare, Speed (Contributor), Darya, Maoz (Contributor), Denise, Kain (Contributor), Erik, Cohen (Contributor), Greg, Richards (Contributor), Irena, Ateljevic (Contributor), Jana, Binder (Contributor), Julie, Wilson (Contributor), Ken, Newlands (Contributor), Kieran, O'Mahony (Contributor), Lee, Slaughter (Contributor), Malcolm, Cooper (Contributor), Patricia, Erfurt (Contributor), Paul, Vance (Contributor), Peter, Welk (Contributor), Richards, Greg (Editor), Stephen, Doorne (Contributor), Tony, Harrison (Contributor), Wilson, Julie (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA Channel View Publications [2004]
Series:Tourism and Cultural Change 3
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Summary:Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight. This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different disciplinary perspectives on its meaning, impact and significance. Links are drawn between theory and practice, setting backpacking in its wider social, cultural and economic context
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages)
ISBN:9781873150788
DOI:10.21832/9781873150788

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