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This book is one of the first to thoroughly examine the role that ethnography plays in gathering data and constructing some of the most foundational theories of tourism today, looking on how it is done, how it can be applied, the role of the researcher and the important ethical considerations from this kind of social research.

This book is the first to explore the relationship between tourism and Brexit from a social science perspective. As the UK repositions itself in the uncharted waters of a post-Brexit world the book considers three interconnected themes all bound up in touristic practices: travel, borders and identity. The volume uses diverse examples, including UK-Polish tourism, royal events, Arthurian-based heritage in Cornwall, media representations of Brit...

This book is the first to explore the relationship between tourism and Brexit from a social science perspective. As the UK repositions itself in the uncharted waters of a post-Brexit world the book considers three interconnected themes all bound up in touristic practices: travel, borders and identity. The volume uses diverse examples, including UK-Polish tourism, royal events, Arthurian-based heritage in Cornwall, media representations of Brit...

This book is one of the first to thoroughly examine the role that ethnography plays in gathering data and constructing some of the most foundational theories of tourism today, looking on how it is done, how it can be applied, the role of the researcher and the important ethical considerations from this kind of social research.

This book is the first dedicated to the intersections between the social sciences and the emerging field of events management. It applies and specifically contextualises social science theories within the discourse of events to provide a greater understanding of the significance of events in contemporary society. It first outlines the value of approaching the study of events from a social science perspective, and then moves on to an in-depth e...

This book is the first dedicated to the intersections between the social sciences and the emerging field of events management. It applies and specifically contextualizes social science theories within the discourse of events to provide a greater understanding of the significance of events in contemporary society. It first outlines the value of approaching the study of events from a social science perspective then moves on to an in depth explor...

This ethnographic study involves periods of participant observation of charter tourists to the resorts of Palmanova and Magaluf on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. The book focuses on three key areas of social life: space, the body, and food and drink practices to explore issues relating to understandings of and constructions of British identity.

This ethnographic study involves periods of participant observation of charter tourists to the resorts of Palmanova and Magaluf on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. The book focuses on three key areas of social life: space, the body, and food and drink practices to explore issues relating to understandings of and constructions of British identity.

Drawing on a range of case studies this book demonstrates the relationship between tourism and violence both in its overt physical form and in the social structures and symbolic landscapes that underpin touristic activity. Tourism and Violence offers a timely intervention in this field by bringing together, for the first time.