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Volunteer tourism in the global south : giving back in neoliberal times / Wanda Vrasti.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vrasti, Wanda, author.
Series:
Interventions (Routledge (Firm))
Interventions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Volunteer tourism--Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism.
Volunteer tourism--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism--Social aspects--Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism--Government policy--Developing countries.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (177 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"This work explores the increasingly popular phenomenon of volunteer tourism in the Global South, paying particular attention to the governmental rationalities and socio-economic conditions that valorize it as a noble and necessary cultural practice"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The self as enterprise; 3 Multicultural sensibilities in Guatemala; 4 Entrepreneurial education in Ghana; 5 Conclusion: international political life; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-136-24987-7
1-283-71242-3
0-203-10445-5
1-136-24988-5
9780203104453
OCLC:
817888352

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