Cosmopolitanism and Tourism (eBook)

Rethinking Theory and Practice

Robert Shepherd (Herausgeber)

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2017
234 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4978-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Utilizing case studies from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ireland to China, India, and Dubai, the contributors to Cosmopolitanism and Tourism question whether cosmopolitan subjectivity is still the desired aim of all travelers, as is commonly believed within the field of tourism studies.

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Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet a fundamental value of a cosmopolitan outlook-namely, to not only to be "e;at home in the world"e; but also to experience the world in an authentic sense-depends on the culturally embedded, parochial, and particular world views which it rejects. In Cosmopolitanism and Tourism: Rethinking Theory and Practice, contributors take this as a starting point. What does a "e;worldly"e; consciousness mean to people situated in different cultural landscapes and to what extent might these intersect with cosmopolitan values? How is cosmopolitanism marketed in tourism and tourist-related industries such as service learning and study abroad? And finally, what roles do social and economic class, educational background, gender, and other factors have in cosmopolitan claims? The contributors to this edited collection address these questions in a series of case studies that range from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ireland to China, India, and Dubai.For more information, check out A Conversation with Robert Shepherd, author of Cosmopolitanism and Tourism: Rethinking Theory and Practice.

Autor

Robert Shepherd is editor of the Critical Asian Studies journal, lecturer for the Smithsonian Journeys program, and adjunct professor of international affairs at George Washington University.

Inhalt

Adam KaulChapter 2: Are We (Still) the World? Service Learning and the Weird Slot in Student Narratives of Study Abroad by Ben Feinberg and Sarah E. EdwardsRebecca L. NelsonRobert Shepherd David GearyAlex Jong-Seok LeeChapter 7: The Color Purple: Indigenous Weavers, Heritage Cloth and Interpretations of Cosmopolitanism in Practice by Cherubim Quizon Clare A. Sammells

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
• Co-Autor: Robert Shepherd, Sarah E. Edwards, Ben Feinberg, David Geary, Adam Kaul, Alex Jong-Seok Lee, Rebecca L. Nelson, Cherubim Quizon, Clare A. Sammells
• Nachwort: Noel B. Salazar
• Zusatzinfo: 12 Illustrations including: - 12 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Alternatives to Cosmopolitanism • Cosmopolitanism • Global Service Workers • Leisure • Liberalism • Mobility • Tourism • Tourism From Below • Tourist Motivations
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-4978-0 / 1498549780
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-4978-3 / 9781498549783