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Touring poverty / Bianca Freire-Medeiros.

Van Pelt Library HV4028 .F74 2013
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Freire-Medeiros, Bianca.
Series:
Routledge advances in sociology ; 82.
Routledge advances in sociology ; 82
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Slums.
Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Tourism.
Tourism--Social aspects.
Poverty.
Physical Description:
xxii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2013]
Summary:
"The book takes the reader on a journey through Rocinha, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro which is advertised as 'the largest favela in Latin America.' Biana Freire-Medeiros presents interviews with tour operators, guides, tourists and dwellers to explore the vital questions raised by this kind of tourism."--P. [iii].
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [178]-194) and index.
ISBN:
9780415596541
0415596548
9780203840719
0203840712
OCLC:
663952401

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