[ecrea] The British on Holiday - new book from Channel View Publications

THE BRITISH ON HOLIDAY

* Charter Tourism, Identity and Consumption*
*Hazel Andrews (JMU)*

* Reviews*
/Andrews' book breaks new ground in critically constructive recognition 
and deep analysis of the experiences of charter tourists. With sound 
anthropological attention, habitual academic stereotypes are upturned in 
a consideration of individuals' feelings and thoughts alongside astute 
commentary on power and 'regular' life. A rare study that integrates 
tourism.
/David Crouch, Cultural Geography, University of Derby.

/This book offers a fascinating analysis of the practices of certain 
forms of tourist behaviour at a micro level, while also linking these to 
the wider social and cultural constraints that inform and sustain them.
/Kevin Meethan, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Plymouth

*Description*
This ethnographic study involves periods of participant observation of 
charter tourists to the resorts of Palmanova and Magaluf on the 
Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. The book focuses on three key areas of 
social life: space, the body, and food and drink practices to explore 
issues relating to understandings of and constructions of British identity.

*_Contents_*

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Nation, Identity and Consumption
Chapter 3: Symbolic Landscapes of Tourism
Chapter 4: Consuming Spaces
Chapter 5: The Tourist Body
Chapter 6: The Embodied Tourist
Chapter 7: Consuming Tourists
Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Great Escape

Tourism and Cultural Change      210 x 148 (A5)          June 2011     272pp
Hbk ISBN 9781845411831   £79.95 / US$139.95 / CAN$139.95 / EUR99.95
Pbk ISBN 9781845411824   £24.95 / US$44.95 / CAN$44.95 / EUR29.95

**Available now at 20% discount from: 
http://www.channelviewpublications.com/display.asp?isb=9781845411824

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