ilość książek w kategorii: 4840
Mediterranean Tourism: Facets of Socioeconomic Development and Cultural Change
ISBN: 9780415180238 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the trends towards other, more exotic destinations, the growth of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is unprecedented. There is no area in the world where travel and tourism so extensively affect policy-making, employment, the culture, the physical environment, political stability and the balance of payments, but so far, there has been no detailed examination which looks at the tourism industry in this region as a whole.
Despite the trends towards other, more exotic destinations, the growth of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is unprecedented. There is no area...
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858,05 zł |
Tourism and Modernity in China
ISBN: 9780415188500 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A feature of China's rapid modernization has been the rise of a consumer society in the cities. Retail, entertainment and leisure industries have developed to help service the expanding consumer demands of China's new cosmopolitans. However, major changes are also taking place in rural areas as the tourist industry continues to grow. This volume examines how the experience of modernization is revealed in its newly constructed tourist landscapes. It argues that in China's burgeoning ethnic tourist villages and theme parks can be seen all the contradictions, debasement, and liberating...
A feature of China's rapid modernization has been the rise of a consumer society in the cities. Retail, entertainment and leisure industries have deve...
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731,87 zł |
Marine Tourism : Development, Impacts and Management
ISBN: 9780415195720 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text examines successful and unsuccessful tourism with regard to the marine environment. Providing an overview of the history and development of tourism centred around the marine environment, the author goes on to explore the characteristics of marine tourists and considers the roles of vendors of marine tourism activities and opportunities.
This text examines successful and unsuccessful tourism with regard to the marine environment. Providing an overview of the history and development of ...
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706,63 zł |
Flexible Working in Food Retailing: A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan
ISBN: 9780415212205 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In developed countries, the food superstore or hypermarket has become the dominant mode of food distribution; and their success has transformed the retail sector. But each new store has changed the employment regime of the stores they replace. For retailers, labour is a major cost; with opening hours being extended, and consumer demand patterns changing, one solution has been the use of part-time labour. Extensive use of such labour characterises British food retailing for example whereas it is less common in France. This book examines the reasons for such differences, and the potential which...
In developed countries, the food superstore or hypermarket has become the dominant mode of food distribution; and their success has transformed the re...
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630,92 zł |
Tourism in the Age of Globalisation
ISBN: 9780415213165 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The revolutionary progress achieved in information and communication technology is gradually transforming the world into a global village. This volume, edited by a board of international specialists, evaluates the nature and resilience of the emerging global economy and its implications for tourism. The subject is examined in four sections: The age of globalization, including contextual overviews of territorial economic integration; the globalization of tourism demand and marketing, including the new tourist and consumer; the effects of globalization on tourism promotion, globalization and...
The revolutionary progress achieved in information and communication technology is gradually transforming the world into a global village. This volume...
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656,16 zł |
Labour Relations in the Global Fast-Food Industry
ISBN: 9780415221665 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fast-food industry is one of the few industries that can be described as truly global, not least in terms of employment, which is estimated at around ten million people worldwide. This edited volume is the first of its kind, providing an analysis of labour relations in this significant industry focusing on multinational corporations and large national companies in ten countries: the USA, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Russia.
The extent to which multinational enterprises impose or adapt their employment practices in differing national... The fast-food industry is one of the few industries that can be described as truly global, not least in terms of employment, which is estimated at aro...
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883,29 zł |
Labour Relations in the Global Fast Food Industry
ISBN: 9780415221672 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fast-food industry is one of the few industries that can be described as truly global, not least in terms of employment, which is estimated at around ten million people worldwide. This edited volume is the first of its kind, providing an analysis of labour relations in this significant industry focusing on multinational corporations and large national companies in ten countries: the USA, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Russia.
The extent to which multinational enterprises impose or adapt their employment practices in differing national... The fast-food industry is one of the few industries that can be described as truly global, not least in terms of employment, which is estimated at aro...
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267,46 zł |
Tourism : Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780415243643 / Angielski / Twarda / 1575 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining exactly what social scientists mean by the term tourism, and what it means to be a tourist, this collection charts the sociological changes that have occurred in tourism, as well as the shift from the upper-class a ~grand toursa (TM) of the late nineteenth-century to the mass tourism of the present day. With an astonishing breadth and range of content, these fascinating volumes assess the economic impacts of tourism on local economies, the environmental considerations to take into account, and whether the huge growth in tourism is sustainable in a post-September 11th world.... Examining exactly what social scientists mean by the term tourism, and what it means to be a tourist, this collection charts the sociological chang... |
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3785,51 zł |
Employment Relations in the Hospitality and Tourism Industries
ISBN: 9780415297110 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uniquely combining employment relations and the hospitality and tourism fields, this book draws on recently published sources to give readers a comprehensive and internationally comparative perspective on the subject area. It boldly extends the traditional analysis of employment relations by integrating new topics such as the role of customers and the implication of gender at work, into the discussion. It also explores issues of continuity and change in a specific service sector, examining the industry by workplace size and sub-sector. This timely book is one of the first... Uniquely combining employment relations and the hospitality and tourism fields, this book draws on recently published sources to give readers a com... |
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883,29 zł |
Employment Relations in the Hospitality and Tourism Industries
ISBN: 9780415297127 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uniquely combining employment relations and the hospitality and tourism fields, this book draws on recently published sources to give readers a comprehensive and internationally comparative perspective on the subject area. It boldly extends the traditional analysis of employment relations by integrating new topics such as the role of customers and the implication of gender at work, into the discussion. It also explores issues of continuity and change in a specific service sector, examining the industry by workplace size and sub-sector. This timely book is one of the first... Uniquely combining employment relations and the hospitality and tourism fields, this book draws on recently published sources to give readers a com... |
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267,46 zł |
Living with Tourism: Negotiating Identities in a Turkish Village
ISBN: 9780415298568 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Redefining 'community' and considering the effects tourism has on culture, this detailed book delivers an ethnographic account of both the toured and touring community in Goreme, central Turkey. Hazel Tucker presents an in-depth analysis of the interactions between tourists, the local community and place. She demonstrates the implications that community ownership and participation in tourism have for the politics of representation and identity, and also for the nature of the tourist experience. Dealing with contentious theoretical issues related to globalization and culture,... Redefining 'community' and considering the effects tourism has on culture, this detailed book delivers an ethnographic account of both the toured a... |
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656,16 zł |
Ecotourism : An Introduction
ISBN: 9780415303644 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As arguably the largest and fastest growing industry, the potential impacts of tourism are considerable. Devised by ecologists, ecotourism was seen as a way to prevent the destruction of the environment. Responding to increased interest and global competition, the tourism industry has not been slow to appropriate the term to describe a host of different experiences, markedly different from its origins.
As arguably the largest and fastest growing industry, the potential impacts of tourism are considerable. Devised by ecologists, ecotourism was seen as...
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731,87 zł |
Encyclopedia of Tourism
ISBN: 9780415308908 / Angielski / Miękka / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In fewer than three hundred years tourism has become a global service industry of great economic, cultural and political importance. Published to critical acclaim, the Encyclopedia of Tourism - now available as a Routledge World Reference title - is the definitive one-volume reference source to this challenging multisectoral industry and multi disciplinary field of study. Comprising over one thousand entries, this volume has been written by an international team of contributors to provide a comprehensive guide to both the manifest and hidden dimensions of tourism. It... In fewer than three hundred years tourism has become a global service industry of great economic, cultural and political importance. Published to c... |
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277,56 zł |
Tourism, Power and Space
ISBN: 9780415329521 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first volume to explicitly consider how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be understood in a geographical context. Key thinking and major approaches to unravelling the complexities of power are outlined in this collection and their relevance to current and future tourism studies is discussed. Tourism, Power and Space blends theoretical perspectives from leading power theorists such as: Parsons, Foucault and Clegg. Exploring the intricacies of the relationships between power, tourism and leisure, this stimulating volume... This is the first volume to explicitly consider how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be understood in a geographical co... |
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883,29 zł |
Sport Tourism: Concepts and Theories
ISBN: 9780415348096 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a descriptive phase of research into an analytical phase. Consequently, many academics and graduate students are searching for theories upon which to ground their work. This book draws upon theories and concepts from sociology and anthropology (the socio-cultural perspective), sport and tourism studies, and business studies. One of the dangers of a new area of study is that the body of knowledge is built on a range of seemingly unrelated studies. By grounding work in a theoretical perspective, future work can be linked to, and... The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a descriptive phase of research into an analytical phase. Consequently, many academics and... |
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731,87 zł |
Tourism and Global Environmental Change : Ecological, Economic, Social and Political Interrelationships
ISBN: 9780415361316 / Angielski / Twarda / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, global environmental change has become perceptible in many regions of the world and affects the very foundations of tourism and travel. The first part of the book is devoted to an in-depth study of the effects of global environmental change for tourism in different environments, including polar regions, mountains, lakes/streams, forests, costal zones, deserts, and urban environments. The second part looks at some specific global aspects of environmental change affecting tourism, such as the spread of diseases in changing climates, the availability of water resources, and...
In recent years, global environmental change has become perceptible in many regions of the world and affects the very foundations of tourism and trave...
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731,87 zł |
Tourism and Global Environmental Change: Ecological, Economic, Social and Political Interrelationships
ISBN: 9780415361323 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating book is the first comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political interrelationships between tourism and global environmental change: one of the most significant issues facing humankind today. Its contributors argue that the impacts of these changes are potentially extremely serious both for the tourism industry, and for the communities dependent upon it. Integrating knowledge from the social and physical sciences, this significant book explores they key issues surrounding global environmental change, as well as government and industry... This fascinating book is the first comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political interrelationships between tourism and global envir... |
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216,98 zł |
From Heritage to Terrorism: Regulating Tourism in an Age of Uncertainty
ISBN: 9780415425599 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical in style, From Heritage to Terrorism: Regulating Tourism in an Age of Uncertainty examines the law and its role in shaping and defining tourism and the tourist experience. Using a broad range of legal documents and other materials from a variety of disciplines, it surveys how the underlying values of tourism often conflict with a concern for human rights, cultural heritage and sustainable environments. Departing from the view that within this context the law is simply relegated to dealing the 'hard edges' of the tourist industry and tourist behaviour, the authors... Critical in style, From Heritage to Terrorism: Regulating Tourism in an Age of Uncertainty examines the law and its role in shaping and de... |
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731,87 zł |
New Perspectives in Caribbean Tourism
ISBN: 9780415958387 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Caribbean is one of the most tourism dependent regions of the world. This edited volume extends beyond the frontiers of normative perspectives of tourism development to incorporate "new" ideas and perspectives that relate to the socio-cultural, political and economic realities of these societies. This edited text therefore explores tourism in the region within the context of key currents of Caribbean thought and critique in relation to issues of dependency, postcolonial interactions, race and class as well as identity and culture. Engaging a range of disciplines and themes, this volume... The Caribbean is one of the most tourism dependent regions of the world. This edited volume extends beyond the frontiers of normative perspectives ... |
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706,63 zł |
The Business of Event Planning: Behind the Scenes Secrets of Successful Special Events
ISBN: 9780470831885 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Practical tools and expert advice for professional event planners
Before planning an event, there is much that must be done behind the scenes to make the event successful. Before any thought is even given to timing or location of the event, before the menus are selected and the decor designed, there are proposals to be written, fees and contracts to be negotiated, and safety issues to be considered. This book takes you behind the scenes of event planning and explains every aspect of organizing and strategic planning. This book will be of value to both the professional event planner... Practical tools and expert advice for professional event planners
Before planning an event, there is much that must be done behind the scene... |
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116,83 zł |