The Discovery Of Tourism (tourism Social Science) (tourism Social Science Series)
by Stephen L.J Smith /
2010 / English / PDF
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The book will follow the precedent set by Dennison Nash's "Tourism
Social Science Series" anthology, "The Study of Tourism". "The
Discovery of Tourism", will present the personal histories of some
of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered
the field. The stories will reveal the diverse personalities,
passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism
as a specialization. Such experiences are worth reporting as a
celebration of the global community of geographic scholars -
current and future - working in tourism. Being able to read the
histories of senior scholars may help younger scholars as well as
students, whether in geography or other social sciences, appreciate
the challenges and rewards of a life devoted to the study of
tourism. This dispersal of geographers among different academic
departments will be one of the topics addressed by some of the
contributing authors and it reflects the broad intellectual
curiosity, capacity, and contributions of tourism geographers.
Further, it means that these personal histories will be of interest
to scholars outside the field of tourism geography.
The book will follow the precedent set by Dennison Nash's "Tourism
Social Science Series" anthology, "The Study of Tourism". "The
Discovery of Tourism", will present the personal histories of some
of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered
the field. The stories will reveal the diverse personalities,
passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism
as a specialization. Such experiences are worth reporting as a
celebration of the global community of geographic scholars -
current and future - working in tourism. Being able to read the
histories of senior scholars may help younger scholars as well as
students, whether in geography or other social sciences, appreciate
the challenges and rewards of a life devoted to the study of
tourism. This dispersal of geographers among different academic
departments will be one of the topics addressed by some of the
contributing authors and it reflects the broad intellectual
curiosity, capacity, and contributions of tourism geographers.
Further, it means that these personal histories will be of interest
to scholars outside the field of tourism geography.