Chapter 1: Introduction to the Handbook of Globalisation and Tourism
Category:
Handbook Chapter
Published:
02 Dec 2019
Page Range:
2–11
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786431295.00008
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This chapter provides an overview of the history and development of globalization, its meaning and its manifestations in everyday life. It also applies these concepts to tourism-specific contexts within the framework of meanings and processes; human mobility, geopolitics, security and conflict; population and environmental challenges; innovation and technology; and other issues and mobility trends in today’s tourism marketplace. The chapter also outlines the conceptual development of the book and the contributions of the various authors.
Cover Handbook of Globalisation and Tourism
Handbook of Globalisation and Tourism
Edited by
Dallen J. Timothy
Handbook
Published:
02 Dec 2019
Print ISBN:
9781786431288
eISBN:
9781786431295
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786431295
Pages:
c 360
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
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