Description
Book SynopsisProviding an account of developments in the sociology of international tourism, this book analyses the relationships between international tourism and the economic determinants of world system. It also aims to understand "leisure migration" in 2 contexts: the socio-economic hierarchies of society, and the legacy of east-west political alliances.
Trade ReviewDavid Leslie, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK ...a worthy and welcome addition to the serious student of tourism and a contribution to the understanding of socio-economic dimensions of society and development. International Journal of Tourism Research
Table of ContentsLeisure migration. Travel-capitalism: the structure of Europe and the advent of the tourist. Comparative tourism-growth: Austria and Hungary, 1870-1988. Reconstruction and transformation from without: Austria's and Hungary's external linkages after World War II. Effects of large structures on flows of foreign tourists: Austria and Hungary as destinations, 1960-1984. Monies, policies and representations: the splitting of international leisure migration in Hungary. Informality and tourism receipts in comparative perspective. The Hungarian 'shopping spree' in Vienna: the underside of Austro-Hungarian tourism. Capitalism, state socialism, and leisure migration.
