Theorizing Tourism: Analyzing Iconic Destinations
Autor Arthur Asa Bergeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 oct 2012
A useful introduction to the critical study of tourism, this brief text applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic global destinations. It offers accessible analyses of 18 famous tourist locations from the Taj Mahal to Red Square, and from the Eiffel Tower to Antarctica. Written in Berger’s friendly style, it allows students to critically examine the political, cultural and economic significance these locales and understand their importance to tourism. Study questions add more pedagogical value to the highly readable text.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781611322347
ISBN-10: 1611322340
Pagini: 184
Ilustrații: 24 illustrations, applications and exercises, references, index
Dimensiuni: 157 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Routledge
ISBN-10: 1611322340
Pagini: 184
Ilustrații: 24 illustrations, applications and exercises, references, index
Dimensiuni: 157 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Routledge
Cuprins
IntroductionChapter 1: Studying TourismChapter 2: Making a Semiotic Analysis of Tourist IconsChapter 3: The Taj MahalChapter 4: Disneyland Chapter 5: Bali as an Exotic Disneyland Chapter 6: The Zen Garden at the Ryoan-ji Temple in KyotoChapter 7: The Eiffel TowerChapter 8: Las Vegas StripChapter 9: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red SquareChapter 10: AntarcticaChapter 11: Luang Prabang, Laos Chapter 12: Guggenheim Museum in BilbaoChapter 13: Chichen Itza Chapter 14: Potala Palace, LhasaChapter 15: Masada, IsraelChapter 16: The Great Wall of ChinaChapter 17: The Great Pyramid at GizaChapter 18: El EscorialChapter 19: BrasiliaChapter 20: Angkor WatChapter 21: CodaStudy QuestionsReferencesIndex
Recenzii
“A useful introduction to the study of tourism that applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower, Disneyland, the Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, and Brasilia.” —Kaye Chon, Dean, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Notă biografică
Arthur Asa Berger is professor emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, where he taught between 1965 and 2003. He has been a visiting professor in Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, and China and has lectured in more than a dozen countries. Berger is author of over one hundred articles and has authored or edited more than seventy five books on media, popular culture, social theory, humor, and tourism. His books have been translated into nine languages. Among his recent books are Seeing is Believing: An Introduction to Visual Communication; What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture; The Objects of Affection; Media and Society; Media and Communication Research Methods; Bloom’s Morning; Ads, Fads and Consumer Culture; Understanding American Icons; and Shop ‘Til You Drop. He was elected to the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s “Hall of Fame” in 2009.
Descriere
A useful introduction to the study of tourism that applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic tourist destinations from the Taj Mahal to Las Vegas, and from the Eiffel Tower to Antarctica.