The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class
Author(s):
MacCannell, Dean
; Lippard, Lucy (foreword)
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Publication Year: | 1999 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| ISBN: | 9780520218925 |
| SKU: | 042047 |
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| Categories: | Culture and Society |
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Culture and Society
xxvi, 232pp, in laminated and illustrated stiff card covers. 8vo. A little gentle wear to cover and text block edges else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight.
Considered a classic of its ilk, The Tourist is an examination of the phenomenon of tourism through a social theory lens and includes discussions of authenticity, high and low culture and the construction of social reality. It brings the concerns of social science to an analysis of travel and sightseeing in the post-industrial age.
Keywords:
Leisure
Recreation
Social Theory
Middle Class
Tourism
Culture
Social Sciences
