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The global nomad : backpacker travel in theory and practice

Clevedon : Channel View Publications, c2004.

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Subject: Backpacking
Publication Year:2004
Language:English
Published:Clevedon : Channel View Publications, c2004.
ISBN:9781873150764
1873150768
Series:Tourism and cultural change
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-295) and index.
Drifting towards the global nomad -- The global nomad: motivations and behaviour of independent travellers worldwide -- Backpacking: diversity and change -- Theoretical encounters: a review of backpacker literature -- The beaten track: anti-tourism as an element of backpacker identity construction -- The whole point of backpacking: anthropological perspectives on the characteristics of backpacking -- The conquerors and the settlers: two groups of young Israeli backpackers in India -- Backpacker icons: influential literary 'nomads' in the formation of backpacker identities -- Backpacking in Scotland: formal public sector responses to an informal phenomenon -- Profiling the internaional backpacker market in Australia -- Backpackers: nomads join the mainstream? An analysis of backpacker employment on the 'harvest trail circuit' in Australia -- Destination-based product selections by international backpackers in Australia -- Setting out on theh road less travelled: a study of backpacker travel in New Zealand -- Backpacker transport choice: a conceptual framework applied to New Zealand -- Widening perspectives in backpacker research.
Course: SOC362

Availability at HKSYU Library


Location Call number Status
English Book (4/F) 796.51 GLO 2004 Available