Philosophical Issues in Tourism /

Philosophical Issues in Tourism / / ed. by John Tribe.

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Despite the geometric expansion of tourism knowledge, some areas have remained stubbornly underdeveloped and a full or comprehensive consideration of the philosophical issues of tourism represents one such significant knowledge gap. A key aim of this book therefore is to provide an initial mapping o...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Ateljevic, Irena,
Ayikoru, Maureen,
Butcher, Jim,
Coles, Tim,
Duval, David Timothy,
Fennell, David,
Hall, C. Michael,
Hannam, Kevin,
Jamal, Tazim,
Kler, Balvinder Kaur,
Maitland, Robert,
McCabe, Scott,
Menzel, Christopher,
Netto, Alexandre Panosso,
Singh, Shalini,
Singh, Tej Vir,
Smith, Andrew,
Smith, Mick,
Todd, Cain Samuel,
Tribe, John,
Wheeller, Brian,
HerausgeberIn:
Tribe, John,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Aspects of Tourism ; 37
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Philosophical Issues in Tourism
  • Part 2. Truth: Reality, Knowledge, and Disciplines
  • Chapter 2. Who is a Tourist? Conceptual and Theoretical Developments
  • Chapter 3. What is Tourism? Definitions, Theoretical Phases and Principles
  • Chapter 4. Epistemology, Ontology and Tourism
  • Chapter 5. Post-disciplinary Tourism
  • Chapter 6. The End of Tourism? Nomadology and the Mobilities Paradigm
  • Part 3. Beauty: Well-being, Aesthetics and Art
  • Chapter 7. Tourism and Restoration
  • Chapter 8. Aesthetic Pleasures: Contemplating Spiritual Tourism
  • Chapter 9. Nature, Beauty and Tourism
  • Chapter 10. Tourism and the Aesthetics of the Built Environment
  • Chapter 11. Tourism and the Arts
  • Part 4. Virtue: Ethics, Values and The Good Life
  • Chapter 12. Ethics and Tourism
  • Chapter 13. Good Actions in Tourism
  • Chapter 14. Against 'Ethical Tourism'
  • Chapter 15. Development and its Discontents: Ego-tripping Without Ethics or Idea(l)s?
  • Chapter 16. Transmodernity: Remaking Our (Tourism) World?

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