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Ego factor in tourism journal of consumer research. Dean maccannell nicely captured an aspect of this problem in his concept staged authenticity. Speaking of ethics, in one of dean book titled the ethics of sightseeing he outline the basics on which a tourist ethics might be built based on his critique of john urrys theories of tourism. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Maccannells book is fascinating, but you have to wade through a lot of jargony sentences to get many of the points. Professor dean maccannells recent book, empty meeting grounds, is a major synthesis of his research on community and landscape change. Tourist by dean maccannell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The appropriation and conversion of cultural and material goods into commodities is a process that maccannell calls by its correct namecannibalism. May 22, 2018 maccannell s classic book, the tourist. Long regarded as a classic, the tourist is an examination of the phenomen.
University of california press, 9780520280007, 280pp. It is not a bedtime reading book, but will stimulate plenty of thought. Through his unique combination of personal observation and indepth scholarship, maccannell ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions. In the touristnow with a new introduction framing it as part of a broader contemporary social and cultural analysisthe.
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