The books in this series are intended to systematically and cumulatively contribute to the formation, embodiment, and advancement of knowledge in the field of tourism. The series multidisciplinary framework and treatment of tourism includes application of theoretical, methodological, and substantive contributions from such fields as anthropology, business administration, ecology, economics, geography, history, hospitality, leisure, planning, political science, psychology, recreation, religion, sociology, transportation, etc., but it significantly favours state-of-the-art presentations, works...

This book includes essays that provide fresh and important insights to the study of topics such as the interface of anthropological and sociological theory, the dynamics of Latin American and Asian societies, and social change in Israel and in developing countries.