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Getting away from it all : vacations and identity / Karen Stein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stein, Karen, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vacations--Psychological aspects.
- Vacations.
- Leisure--Psychological aspects.
- Leisure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Vacations allow us to assess our values and aspirations while we remove ourselves from the everyday grind. Stein looks at how people set boundaries between their ordinary lives and their vacations, what they bring with them, leave behind, and send back. Different types of vacations and their meanings are considered"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- At the beach : relaxation and release
- Tourism and travel : enrichment and edification
- Staying home : familiarity and proximity
- Objects and identity
- Space and place
- Temporality and the self
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439918760
- 1439918767
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