Tourists and Tourism: A Reader

The impact of global tourism research is evident throughout this meticulously edited collection. Embedded within a logical division of topics by thematic sections are over two dozen readings including nine brand new offerings by experienced international specialists in a range of disciplines. The globally diverse articles represent a generous mix of both foundational works as well as pieces that spotlight the latest ideas and issues in the growing field. Accessible in length and sophistication without being overly simplistic, the authoritative essays included in the second edition of the Gmelch volume make it one of the best single anthologies of social science research on tourism available. Appendices provide information on pertinent films and examples of behavioral guidelines written for tourists.

• Travel as a Political Act (Rick Steves)
• A Small Place
• Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
• Native Tours: The Anthropology of Travel and Tourism
• Culture on Tour: Ethnographies of Travel
• Cuban Color in Tourism and La Lucha: An Ethnography of Racial Meanings (Issues of Globalization:Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology)
• Tourists at the Taj: Performance and Meaning at a Symbolic Site (International Library of Sociology)
• Behind the Smile, Second Edition: The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism
• Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology
• The Ethics of Sightseeing