The British on holiday : charter tourism, identity and consumption / Hazel Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, Hazel.

Series:

Tourism and cultural change.

Tourism and cultural change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Great Britain.

Travelers--Great Britain.

British--Travel--Spain--Majorca.

Visitors, Foreign--Spain--Majorca.

Resorts--Social aspects--Spain--Majorca.

Majorca (Spain)--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo, NY : Channel View Publications, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the only in-depth ethnographic study of British charter tourists. It is based on several months of participant observation of British charter tourists on holiday in Palmanova and Magaluf on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. With a focus on space, the body, and food and drink practices, the book explores the experiential nature of touristic practice which provides insight into constructions, understandings and knowledge of the self in relation to national, regional, class, and gender identities. These issues in turn highlight elements of power and control which are mainly articulated through the attempts to manipulate tourists' consumption practices by the mediators of tourists' experiences.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

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

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-14750-5

9786613147509

1-84541-184-6

OCLC:

1135569945