{"product_id":"seductions-of-place-geographical-perspectives-on-globalization-and-touristed-landscapes-paperback","title":"Seductions of Place: Geographical Perspectives on Globalization and Touristed Landscapes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Cartier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan a. Lew\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seductiveness of touristed landscapes is simultaneously local and global, as travelled places are formed and reworked by the activities of diverse, mobile people, in their desires to experience situated, sensuous qualities of difference. Cartier and Lew's interesting and informative book explores contemporary issues in travel and tourism and human geography, and the complex cultural, political, and economic activities at stake in touristed landscapes as a result of globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book assesses travel and tourism as simultaneously cultural and economic processes, through ideas about place seduction and the formation of landscapes. Throughout, examples are given from urban and environmental touristed landscapes, from major world cities to tropical islands, and chapter contributions include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean analysis of the representational character of landscape and the built environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehistoric constructions of place seduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe importance of class, racial, and gender dimensions of place\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow mobility and the seduction of place orient identity formation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe environmental impacts of tourism economies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroad in scope, this book is ideal for social scientists and humanists who are interested in contemporary debates about place studies, mobility, and the located realities of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolyn Cartier\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Southern California and \u003cstrong\u003eAlan A. Lew\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation at Northern Arizona University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.24 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403803124019,"sku":"9780415192194","price":133.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/W-8q6wOmt49780415192194.webp?v=1779919685","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/seductions-of-place-geographical-perspectives-on-globalization-and-touristed-landscapes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}