The Global Nomad

Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-873150-76-4
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 406 g

Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight. This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different disciplinary perspectives on its meaning, impact and significance. Links are drawn between theory and practice, setting backpacking in its wider social, cultural and economic context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richards, Greg

Wilson, Julie

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Drifting Towards the Global Nomad - Greg Richards and Julie Wilson

2. The Global Nomad: Motivations and Behaviour of Independent Travellers Worldwide - Greg Richards and Julie Wilson

PART 2: BACKPACKING AS A (POST)MODERN PHENOMENON

3. Backpacking: Diversity and Change - Erik Cohen

4. Theoretical Encounters - Irena Ateljevic & Steven Doorne

5. The Beaten Track: Anti-Tourism as an Element of Backpacker Identity Construction - Peter Welk

6.The Whole Point of Backpacking - Jana Binder

7. The Conquerors and the Settlers - Darya Maoz

8. Backpacker Icons: Influential Literary ‘Nomads’ in the Formation of Backpacker Identities - Julie Wilson & Greg Richards

PART 3: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GLOBAL NOMAD

9. Backpacking in Scotland - Clare Speed and Tony Harrison

10. Profiling the International Backpacker Market in Australia - Lee Slaughter

11. Backpackers: Nomads Join the Mainstream? - Malcolm Cooper, Kieran O’Mahony & Patricia Erfurt

12. Destination-Based Product Selections by International Backpackers in Australia - Denise Kain & Brian King

13. Setting Out on the Road Less Travelled: A Study of Backpacker Travel in New Zealand - Ken Newlands

14. Backpacker Transport Choice - Paul Vance

CONCLUSIONS

15. Widening Perspectives in Backpacker Research - Greg Richards & Julie Wilson

Über Autor(innen)

Wilson, Julie
Julie Wilson is Research Fellow with the Centre for Environment and Planning, University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) although currently a Batista i Roca Fellow with the Department of Geography, Universitat Rovira i Virgil, Tarragona and Visiting Fellow, Universitat de Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).

Richards, Greg
Greg Richards is Professor of Placemaking and Events at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands and Professor of Leisure Studies at the University of Tilburg, Netherlands. He specialises in cultural and creative tourism.

Greg Richards is lecturer in leisure studies at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and currently a research fellow at the Interarts Observatory for Culture and Tourism in Barcelona. Julie Wilson is Research Fellow with the Centre for Environment and Planning, University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) although currently a Batista i Roca Fellow with the Department of Geography, Universitat Rovira i Virgil, Tarragona and Visiting Fellow, Universitat de Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).