The Discovery of Tourism

by Smith, Stephen L. J.

• ISBN13: 9781849507400
• ISBN10: 1849507406
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-10
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Summary

The study of tourism involves many disciplines but, arguably, none is more central than geography. Its defining interests in location, movement, and the relationships of people and places involve the essence of tourism. This book profiles some of the pioneers of tourism geography through their stories as told in their words. This collection began with an invitation from the editor to leading tourism geographers to reflect on their careers. This result is a view of the evolution of tourism as a subject of enquiry from the 1960s, how it varies across cultures, and how it has been shaped in different academic institutions. The voices in which these stories are told are as distinctive as the authors. In each case, the voice you hear is authentic, helping you discover, not just the details of the stories but something of the personalities behind them.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. IX
Introduction	p. XI
The Story of a Postcard	p. 1
Finding my Place: Journeys of a Tourism Geographer	p. 17
Why What is Where: Confessions of a Tourism Geographer	p. 33
The Life and Opinions of C. Michael Hall, Gent: A Shandy or Full Beer? Volume the First	p. 51
Tourism Studies: My Journey of Discovery	p. 69
A Long and Winding Road: Developing Tourism Geographies	p. 79
An Accidental Tourism Researcher? People, Places, and Turning points	p. 93
Geography of Tourism: A Tryst with Destiny	p. 107
A Life's Journey from Belfast to Barcelona	p. 123
From the Geography of Tourism to Tourism Management	p. 139
With a Little Help from My Friends	p. 153
The Way to and from Shanghai: A Chinese Tourism Geographer's Story Bihu Wu	p. 163
A Geographer Roaming Loose in the Academy	p. 179
Tourism as an Agent of Change: A Positivist Geographer's Approach	p. 189
Milestones, Scenic Views, and Tourist Traps along my Academic Path	p. 209
Epilogue	p. 225
References	p. 231
Author Index	p. 251
Subject Index	p. 255
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