Errant journeys : adventure travel in a modern age

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Errant journeys : adventure travel in a modern age

David Zurick ; original drawings by Keith Otterson ; maps by Tim Krasnansky

University of Texas Press, 1995

1st ed

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780292798052

内容説明

Tourism is becoming one of the world's most important economic activities. There is hardly a place on earth, no matter how inaccessible, that has not been visited by some traveler seeking adventure, enlightenment, or simply change from the familiar world back home. In this pathfinding book, David Zurick explores the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry--adventure travel. He raises important questions about what constitutes the travel experience and shows how the modern adventure industry has commercialized the very notion of adventure by packaging it as tours. Drawing on two decades of personal travel, as well as the writings of others, Zurick unravels the paradox of adventure travel--that the very act of visiting remote places untouched by Western culture introduces that culture and begins irreversible changes. This first in-depth look at adventure travel opens new insights into the physical, philosophical, and spiritual attributes of the travel experience. Written in a lively style, the book is intended for everyone interested in travel and its effects on both travelers and the people and places they visit.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780292798069

内容説明

Tourism is becoming one of the world's most important economic activities. There is hardly a place on earth, no matter how inaccessible, that has not been visited by some traveler seeking adventure, enlightenment, or simply change from the familiar world back home. In this pathfinding book, David Zurick explores the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry-adventure travel. He raises important questions about what constitutes the travel experience and shows how the modern adventure industry has commercialized the very notion of adventure by packaging it as tours. Drawing on two decades of personal travel, as well as the writings of others, Zurick unravels the paradox of adventure travel-that the very act of visiting remote places untouched by Western culture introduces that culture and begins irreversible changes. This first in-depth look at adventure travel opens new insights into the physical, philosophical, and spiritual attributes of the travel experience. Written in a lively style, the book is intended for everyone interested in travel and its effects on both travelers and the people and places they visit.

目次

Acknowledgments 1. Tourist Trails 2. Along the Way 3. By All Means 4. Pushing into the Periphery 5. Consequences of Discovery Notes Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA25704856
  • ISBN
    • 0292798059
    • 0292798067
  • LCCN
    94030763
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Austin
  • ページ数/冊数
    x, 206 p.
  • 大きさ
    22 cm
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