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What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons?

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The flavor is ethnographic and particularistic; Harrison provides many conceptual frames through which to view the experiences of her interviewees, yet their own voices come through. This retention of individuality makes the book unique, providing an unusual narrative depth. The author's command of the theoretical literature is impressive ... Highly recommended. -- C. Hendershott * Choice *

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Being a Tourist

2 Making Connections

3 The Tourist Aesthetic

4 Journeying Home

5 Colouring the World’s Map

6 Coming Back

Notes

Travellers’ Biographies

References Cited

Index

Being a Tourist Finding Meaning in Pleasure

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/11/2002
      ISBN13: 9780774809771, 978-0774809771
      ISBN10: 0774809779
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons?

      Trade Review
      The flavor is ethnographic and particularistic; Harrison provides many conceptual frames through which to view the experiences of her interviewees, yet their own voices come through. This retention of individuality makes the book unique, providing an unusual narrative depth. The author's command of the theoretical literature is impressive ... Highly recommended. -- C. Hendershott * Choice *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      1 Being a Tourist

      2 Making Connections

      3 The Tourist Aesthetic

      4 Journeying Home

      5 Colouring the World’s Map

      6 Coming Back

      Notes

      Travellers’ Biographies

      References Cited

      Index

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