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Tourism, Tourists and Society – Richard Sharpley

New fourth edition – January 2008

Book, A4 wirebound, 368 pages, library edition, colour illustrations, wirebound in polypropylene box+ spine label,  ISBN 978-1-85450-444 9 – £34.95

 

Student edition, (5 copies or more) direct from elm publications  A4 wirebound, black and white illustrations, no box,  ISBN 185450 508 8 £24.95

 

Introduction

Contents

The Author

List of Figures - photographs, tables, maps, exhibits and diagrams

List of Case Studies

 

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Introduction

20 full-page plates, 116 photographs

 

 

q       In-depth study of the relationship between tourism and the societies which both generate and host tourism and tourists.

q       Includes effects of social change on the pattern of tourism consumption; motivation for tourism; impact of tourism on host societies; commoditisation and authenticity.

q       New chapter on tourism the spiritual dimension, which covers religious pilgrimage and dark tourism.

q       General tourism course textbook and a core text for specialist modules on the sociology/impacts of tourism.

 

It is impossible to ignore tourism. It has grown into arguably the world's largest industry and, for many destinations, represents a vital source of income, foreign exchange and employment. More importantly, tourism is about people. The annual number of international arrivals has exceeded 846 million and an estimated six times that number participate in domestic tourism each year. These figures represent an enormous, yet temporary, migration of people both across international borders and within their own countries. Thus, tourism is above all a social phenomenon, and an understanding of the social processes involved is of fundamental importance to its study.

This book approaches tourism from a sociological perspective, considering both tourists themselves and the societies which generate, sustain and receive them. Easy to read and to understand, it introduces basic sociological theories and their relevance to tourism before examining the major themes and issues concerning its social nature. In particular, it explores the relationship between tourism and society from two perspectives: the influence of society on tourism, and the reverse. Relevant and up-to-date reference is made to sociological theory to explain the processes and phenomena introduced.

This expanded fourth edition includes a new chapter, addressing the spiritual dimension of tourism, both religious and “dark”, from modern pilgrimage to war graves, memorials and sites of ancient and recent atrocities.

Each chapter develops arguments of relevance to the practical planning and management of tourism.

Richard Sharpley      November 2007

 

Contents

Chapter 1:      Tourism: a sociological approach

Chapter 2:      The evolution of tourism

Chapter 3:      Tourism, modernity and postmodernity

Chapter 4:      Tourists: roles and typologies

Chapter 5:      Tourism and tourist motivation

Chapter 6:      The consumption of tourism

Chapter 7:      Tourism the spiritual dimension

Chapter 8:      Tourism and authenticity

Chapter 9:      Tourism and development

Chapter 10:    The tourist-host relationship

Chapter 11:    Tourism: socio-cultural consequences

Chapter 12:    Postscript: Tourism and society: towards the future

Chapter 13:    References

Index:

The Author

Dr. Richard Sharpley is Reader in Tourism Management at the University of Northumbria.

 

The author of a number of tourism books, including Tourism and Leisure in the Countryside, 3rd Edition (Elm Publications 2003), and journal articles, he lectures in rural tourism, the sociology of tourism and the role of tourism in international development.

 

His research interests include rural tourism, the consumption of tourism, and island tourism development with a particular focus on Cyprus.

 

List of Figures - photographs, tables, maps, exhibits and diagrams

Figure 2.1       Places of Pilgrimage in England in Medieval Times

Figure 2.2       Typical sights on The Grand Tour in the eighteenth century

Figure 2.3       Spa Resorts – the Roman Baths at Bath, Somerset

Figure 2.4       The First Tour Organised by Thomas Cook

Figure 2.5       Butlins

Figure 3.1       Postmodern Hyper-reality – Disney and Legoland

Figure 3.2       The Modern Shopping Centre – Gateshead Metrocentre

Figure 3.3       The Jorvik Viking Centre, York

Figure 4.1       Friends of Conservation Travellers’ Code

Figure 4.2       Safe Tourism and the ‘Good’ Tourist

Figure 5:1      Stages of the Tourism Demand Process

Figure 5:2      Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Figure 5:3      Motivations of Significant Importance to Eco-tourists

Figure 6:1      The Rokeach Value Survey

Figure 6:2      Values and Lifestyle Scale (VALS)

Figure 6:3      A Typology of Consumption

Figure 7:1      Characteristics of ‘Traditional’ & ‘Modern’ Societies

Figure 7.2       Seeking the Authentic Tourist Experience  –  the Bolivian Altiplano

Figure 7.3       Beamish Open-air Museum

Figure 7.4       Dark Tourism – The Tower of  London

Figure 8.1       Sustainable Tourism Development – a Summary of Principles

Figure 8.2       The Island of Cyprus showing the Turkish / Greek Divide

Figure 9.1       The Seaside Resort;  Stagnation and Rejuvenation

 

 

 

List of Case Studies

Chapter 1                       Butlins

Chapter 3                       The Jorvik Viking Centre, York

Chapter 7                       Dark Tourism

Chapter 8                       Tourism and Development in Cyprus

 

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