Why Travel?: Understanding Our Need to Move and How It Shapes Our Lives

ISBN-13: 9781529216363 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 336 str.

Matthew Niblett; Kris Beuret

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Foreword by Tony Wheeler, co-founder, Lonely Planet 1. Why Travel? An Introduction – Matthew Niblett and Kris Beuret Part I: Fundamental Motivations 2. Biological Perspectives on Travel – Charles Pasternak 3. Travel and The Mind – Tony Hiss 4. Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement – Matthew Niblett 5. The Economics of Travel: It’s Not the Destination, It’sthe Journey – Matthew Dillon and Alexander Jan PART II: Travel for Exploration and Knowing Ourselves 6. Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective – Kris Beuret and Roger Hall 7. Religious and Spiritual Travel – Alison Kuznets 8. Travel in Art and Literature – Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett 9. Why People Travel: An Anthropological View – Tom Selwyn 10. Tourist Travel – Hazel Andrews 11. Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery – Emily Thomas Part III: Limits and New Horizons 12. Technology and Travel – Glenn Lyons 13. Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go – Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall 14. Travel’s Place in the Environment – Terry Hill 15. Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? – Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett