Ebook: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism presents acollection of readings that represent an essential andauthoritative reference on the state-of-the-art of theinterdisciplinary field of tourism studies. * Presents a comprehensive and critical overview of tourismstudies across the social sciences * Introduces emerging topics and reassesses key themes in tourismstudies in the light of recent developments * Includes 50 newly commissioned essays by leading experts in thesocial sciences from around the world * Contains cutting-edge perspectives on topics that includetourism s role in globalization, sustainable tourism, and thestate s role in tourism development * Sets an agenda for future tourism research and includes awealth of bibliographic references