Cosmopolitanism and Tourism: Rethinking Theory and Practice (The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society)

ISBN 10: 1498549772 / ISBN 13: 9781498549776

Published by Lexington Books, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cosmopolitanism and Tourism: Rethinking Theory and Practice (The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498549772
• ISBN 13: 9781498549776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 “at home in the world” 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 “worldly” 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.

About the Author

Robert Shepherd is an award-winning radio and television producer based at Westminster, an author of political biographies and histories, and a former special adviser in Whitehall. His 'fly on the wall' documentary about the Foreign Office for Channel 4's Dispatches won Europe's Prix Stendhal. He also produced What Has Become Of Us, Channel 4's series on post-war Britain, Straight Talk with Andrew Neil for BBC News and Radio 4's The Prime Ministers.