editado por Tazim Jamal, Mike Robinson. -- Los Angeles : Sage, 2009.

xix, 716 p.; 25 cm.

ISBN 978-1-4462-0875-5.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Contenido: Preface -- Introduction: the evolution and contemporary positioning of tourism as a focus of study -- Approaches to tourism studies -- Tourism and hospitality -- Anthropological interventions in tourism studies -- The sociology of tourism -- The diverse dynamics of cultural studies and tourism -- Tourism, popular culture and the media -- Histories of tourism -- Tourism geographies: a review of trends, challenges, and opportunities -- Development studies and tourism -- Economics of international tourism -- Power, politics, and political science: the politicization of tourism -- Tourism and natural resources -- Tourism: a strategic business perspective -- Key topics in tourism -- Tourism, religion, and spirituality -- Breaking down the system: how volunteer tourism contributes to new ways of viewing commodified tourism -- Theme parks and the representation of culture and nature: the consumer aesthetics of presentation and performance -- Architecture and urban planning: practical and theoretical contributions -- Tourism and heritage conservation -- The challenges and prospects for sustainable tourism and ecotourism in developing countries -- Rural tourism: an overview -- Transportation and tourism: a symbiotic relationship? -- Innovative approaches for managing conservation and use challenges in the National Parks: insights from Canada -- Planning for tourism at local and regional levels: principles, practices and possibilities -- Destination marketing organizations: convention and visitors bureaus -- Destination management: new challenges, new needs -- Tourism safety and security -- Critical issues and emerging perspectives -- Festivals, events, and tourism -- Tourism as postcolonialism -- Thanatourism and its discontents: an appraisal of a decade s work with some future issues and directions -- Tourism and performance -- Information technology: shaping the past, present, and future of tourism -- Global tourism business operations-Theoretical frameworks and key issues -- Tourism and international policy: neoliberalism and beyond -- Ethical perspectives: exploring the ethical landscape of tourism -- Gender and tourism discourses: advancing the gender project in tourism studies -- Tourism studies and the New Mobilities Paradigm (NMP) -- Tourism and languaging -- Methodologies and methods -- Conclusions: tourism studies-past omissions, emergent challenges.