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Touring Poverty
ISBN: 9781138822689 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Touring Poverty addresses a highly controversial practice: the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into valued attractions for international tourists. In the megacities of the Global South, selected and idealized aspects of poverty are being turned into a tourist commodity for consumption. The book takes the reader on a journey through Rocinha, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro which is advertised as "the largest favela in Latin America." Bianca Freire-Medeiros presents interviews with tour operators, guides, tourists and dwellers to explore the vital questions... Touring Poverty addresses a highly controversial practice: the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into valued attractions for i... |
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280,05 zł |
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Andaluc?a Y Lo Andaluz En Los Siglos XVIII Y XIX: Representaci?n, Cr?tica Y Creaci?n de Estereotipos
ISBN: 9783631889862 / Hiszpański Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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288,66 zł |
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Honey Let's Go BOATING!
ISBN: 9780987376022 / Angielski / Miękka / 958 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From inland waterways to the world-renown rugged coastline, rich in history, Honey, let's go BOATING is the definitive book on Victorian boating destinations - The 101 destinations you must visit. Chock full of history and information for skippers (boat ramps and re-fuelling docks) photographs, maps, and even coffee destinations and culinary experiences for the entire family, Darren ensures that every boating trip is a memory to be treasured. About the author: Darren Finkelstein is 'The Boat Guy' - an industry accredited boat dealer and broker with an enviable client base. Often heard on...
From inland waterways to the world-renown rugged coastline, rich in history, Honey, let's go BOATING is the definitive book on Victorian boating dest...
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301,14 zł |
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Indian War Sites: A Guidebook to Battlefields, Monuments, and Memorials, State by State with Canada and Mexico
ISBN: 9780786445905 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Seminole Wars to the Little Big Horn, the history of America's native people and their contacts with those seeking to settle or claim a new land has often been marked by violence. This work provides information on getting to, and getting the most from the places where major and minor conflicts between Indians and Europeans occurred.
From the Seminole Wars to the Little Big Horn, the history of America's native people and their contacts with those seeking to settle or claim a new l...
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307,35 zł |
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The Traveler's Guide to American Gardens
ISBN: 9780807842140 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new edition includes more than one thousand concise entries, organized by state and city, listing specific details on the location, hours, and history of each garden. For each state, gardens are located on a map. The focus is on historic gardens in existence for over seventy-five years. Some are outstanding examples of their era, many are associated with a distinguished person or historical event, others are noteworthy for pioneering designs or innovative plant material.
Originally published in 1988. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the... This new edition includes more than one thousand concise entries, organized by state and city, listing specific details on the location, hours, and hi...
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325,46 zł |
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Florence Through the Eyes of Dante: 700 Years Later
ISBN: 9781665712965 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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363,48 zł |
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World on Board: North America: 4 Wheels 4 Continents 1 Board 1 World
ISBN: 9781543753134 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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424,89 zł |
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Managing and Adapting to Global Change in Tourism Places
ISBN: 9781138859548 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Articles originally published in Tourism geographies, volume 16, issue 3 (July 2014) and issue 5 (December 2014).
Articles originally published in Tourism geographies, volume 16, issue 3 (July 2014) and issue 5 (December 2014).
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451,22 zł |
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Building Community Capacity for Tourism Development
ISBN: 9781845934477 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism has become an important tool for development in rural, remote and peripheral regions in the last 50 years. However, in many places, tourism has failed to produce the promised benefits and often caused negative impacts due to a lack of local entrepreneurial capacity to benefit from tourism business opportunities, inadequate understanding of tourism markets and limited community awareness of tourism and its impacts. Drawing attention to the potential outcomes to communities when using tourism as a development strategy, this book provides a focused analysis of this emerging issue and...
Tourism has become an important tool for development in rural, remote and peripheral regions in the last 50 years. However, in many places, tourism ha...
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463,28 zł |
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People and Work in Events and Conventions: A Research Perspective
ISBN: 9781845934767 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The part of the tourism industry which covers events, conventions and meetings is a substantial part of the global economy and provides employment for a very large number of people worldwide. The breakdown of employees in this sector is complex - employees can be full-time, casual labor or part of a volunteer workforce, and events can be as diverse as the Olympic Games and a local meeting.
This book examines the role of people who work in events, meetings and conventions by looking at the context in which they work, and presenting theories, perspectives underlying trends of... The part of the tourism industry which covers events, conventions and meetings is a substantial part of the global economy and provides employment for...
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463,28 zł |
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Tefl Tourism: Principles, Commodification and the Sustainability of Teaching English as a Foreign Language
ISBN: 9781786393227 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is evident lineage between the concepts of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and tourism, represented through evocative marketing material, the commoditisation of the TEFL product, teacher motivations and experiences. Yet, to date there has been no recognition of these links within industry or academia. This book introduces the concept of 'TEFL tourism', outlining the scale of the sector and the rapid commercialisation of TEFL teaching across the world, locating it as an emerging form of niche tourism. The text outlines the organisation types and geographical locations,...
There is evident lineage between the concepts of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and tourism, represented through evocative marketing ma...
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479,66 zł |
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Journeys of Discovery in Volunteer Tourism: International Case Study Perspectives
ISBN: 9781845933807 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fast-growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism encompasses a diverse range of activities, from conserving environments to working with host communities to alleviate poverty. However, understanding the complex relationship between volunteering and tourism requires a wide analytical framework.
This book provides a broad and valuable insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. Theoretical and empirical case studies from leading researchers in the field explore the experiences of the volunteer tourist and the power relationships between volunteers and host... The fast-growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism encompasses a diverse range of activities, from conserving environments to working with host communit...
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494,13 zł |
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The Tourism Education Futures Initiative: Activating Change in Tourism Education
ISBN: 9780415844161 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the world faces many serious challenges informed, courageous and mindful leadership is needed for a better future. The Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) is the collective effort of a group of innovative, thoughtful and committed scholars and industry leaders seeking to provide vision, knowledge, and a framework for tourism education programs that promote global citizenship and optimism for a better world. This book consolidates some of TEFI s work as it seeks to be the leading, forward-looking network that inspires, informs and supports tourism educators and students to... As the world faces many serious challenges informed, courageous and mindful leadership is needed for a better future. The Tourism Education Futures... |
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503,09 zł |
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Multiple Dwelling and Tourism: Negotiating Place, Home and Identity
ISBN: 9781845931209 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The movement of people, goods, capital and information is a central aspect of living in the inter-connected, globalized late-modern world. Although this broader view of mobility is recognized, this book focuses mainly on migration or the movement of people. It examines multiple dwelling as a societal response to the major influences of increased mobility and amenity tourism. The book also considers the modern-day meaning of multiple dwelling, how it affects personal identity and the meaning of -home- and its impacts on host communities and landscapes.
The movement of people, goods, capital and information is a central aspect of living in the inter-connected, globalized late-modern world. Although th...
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527,44 zł |
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Tourism Strategies and Local Responses in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781845935085 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism growth is one of the primary drivers of economic development and is a core strategy at local and national levels to improve the lives of local communities. However, tourism can bring both advantages and disadvantages to communities and not all national strategies in tourism management are applicable or suitable in private, community-based and public sectors.
Tourism is used as a main instrument of nation building in many postcolonial countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Madagascar. Using case studies from these areas, this book examines the strategic... Tourism growth is one of the primary drivers of economic development and is a core strategy at local and national levels to improve the lives of local...
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527,44 zł |
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Nautical Tourism
ISBN: 9781780642444 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nautical tourism encompasses aspects of marine tourism such as sailing, yachting, cruising and diving, as well as harbor-side developments, coastal water sports such as jet skiing, boat shows, port tours, and marine heritage destinations.
Nautical tourism as an industry has been developing rapidly in scope and economic status and continues to do so. This book provides a timely analysis of nautical tourism in Europe, examining the provision and expansion of nautical tourism in economies at different stages of development. The book also covers nautical tourism in The Pacific,... Nautical tourism encompasses aspects of marine tourism such as sailing, yachting, cruising and diving, as well as harbor-side developments, coastal wa...
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527,44 zł |
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Prospects for Polar Tourism
ISBN: 9781845932473 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The political significance, scientific interest and outstanding natural beauty of the cold, exotic Polar regions are enticing more and more curious travellers to venture to these remote locations in search of unique experiences and recreational activities. Significant improvements in transport technology have made isolated places more accessible, and tourists now overwhelmingly outnumber residents in most Polar destinations. This book examines Polar tourism in its environmental, economic and cultural settings and explores the potential for growth as well as essential management for...
The political significance, scientific interest and outstanding natural beauty of the cold, exotic Polar regions are enticing more and more curious tr...
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555,56 zł |
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Tourism and Mobilities: Local Global Connections
ISBN: 9781845934040 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the current trend of increasing globalization, relationships are evolving between global and local realities, rich and poor regions of the world and -old- and -new- leisure and tourism patterns. The tourist has become an active agent in their travel experiences, moving between and among multiple localities, in an environment of transnational, interconnected social networks.
In order to understand the modern tourist, concepts of mobility have begun to be applied to tourism studies and have questioned whether the word tourism is any longer sufficient to describe the complex... In the current trend of increasing globalization, relationships are evolving between global and local realities, rich and poor regions of the world an...
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555,56 zł |
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People and Places of the Roman Past: The Educated Traveller's Guide
ISBN: 9781942401544 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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586,13 zł |
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Tourism Development: Growths, Myths and Inequalities
ISBN: 9781845934255 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of essays from specialist scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic inequalities in poor countries. As a tool for poverty reduction in economically underdeveloped regions, tourism has been at the forefront of the international development agenda. This book takes an in-depth look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as a catalyst for economic development can be a controversial device.
This book is a collection of essays from specialist scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic inequal...
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598,69 zł |
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