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  • The Ulysses Factor

    Evaluating Visitors in Tourist Settings

    by Philip Pearce ...
    Series series Recent Research in Psychology
    In 1982, when my book The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour was published, it was almost possible to review academic research on tourism. In 1988, in a book of similar scale, such a review is almost impossible. The aim of the present volume is, therefore, to outline a body of work which adopts a consistent theme and method in exploring the topic of tourism. The approach is one of emphasising ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life

    Series series Routledge Advances in Tourism
    Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to create well-being and happiness on the entire planet. Yet there is a lack of specific attention to the ways in which we can better understand and evaluate the relationship between well-being and travel. The recent surge of scholarly work in positive psychology concerned with human well-being and flourishing ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Tourist Behaviour

    Themes and Conceptual Schemes

    Series Book 27 - Aspects of Tourism
    Tourism is an inherently social phenomenon. Tourists travel with others and experience places and cultures through interacting with both familiar and unfamiliar others. This volume presents a thorough tour of the social psychological processes which underpin contemporary travel. The fascinating phenomenon of tourist behaviour deals with topics such as motivation, destination choice, travellers' on ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Tourism and Humour

    Series Book 68 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Tourist Behaviour and the Contemporary World

    Series Book 51 - Aspects of Tourism
    This volume seeks to review and stimulate interest in a number of emerging and fresh topics in contemporary tourist behaviour and experience. Topics explored include the effects of newer technologies on tourists’ behaviour and experience, tourists’ experience of scams, safety and personal responsibility, individual perspectives on sustainability, and some dimensions of tourists’ personal growth, ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Tourist Experience and Fulfilment

    Insights from Positive Psychology

    Series series Advances in Tourism
    What makes life worth living? Many people would argue that it is fulfilling experiences. These experiences are characterised by feelings of joy and pleasure, positive relationships and a sense of engagement, meaning and achievement. Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to promote well being and happiness on the global scale but yet there is absence in the ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Delivering Tourism Intelligence

    From Analysis to Action

    Series Book 11 - Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice
    Tourism researchers are feeling mounting pressure to answer an increasing number of questions from external agents which challenge the ability of their findings to deliver tangible change. Delivering Tourism Intelligence demonstrates that good academic analysis can deliver quality implications for a range of stakeholders. Contributions from authors across the continents serve to illustrate ways in ... Read more

    $109.89 USD

  • Music Business and the Experience Economy

    The Australasian Case

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Music Business and the Experience Economy is the first book on the music business in Australasia from an academic perspective. In a cross-disciplinary approach, the contributions deal with a wide-range of topics concerning the production, distribution and consumption of music in the digital age. The interrelationship of legal, aesthetic and economic aspects in the production of music in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Tourist Shopping Villages

    Forms and Functions

    Series series Routledge Advances in Tourism
    Shopping is perhaps the most universal of tourist activities. Tourists form a separate retailing segment from the general population and place importance on different products and product attributes, contributing billions of dollars each year for both the private and public sector by which retail areas, townscapes and streetscapes can be revitalised. This volume – based on a two year research ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The World Meets Asian Tourists

    Series Book 7 - Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice
    The movement of Asian citizens across continents now occurs on an unprecedented scale, with a surge in Asian tourists now visiting Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania. Tourists from China, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and to a lesser extent Korea and Japan are meeting the citizens of cultures they had previously only been able to read about or view from afar. This book seeks to ... Read more

    $132.89 USD

  • Science and the Sacred

    Beyond the Gods in Our Image

    In this beautifully written book, an atheist and a theist explore the intersection points of science and the Sacred. Honestly acknowledging their differences, they discover unexpected common ground across every branch of science and many of the most urgent ethical and spiritual questions humanity now faces. While science may be incompatible with some ancient beliefs about God, the authors show why ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Psychological Therapies with Older People

    Developing Treatments for Effective Practice

    Sigmund Freud believed that psychoanalysis (and other forms of therapy) was not suitable for people over 50 years of age. In Psychological Therapies with Older People, the authors demonstrate the value of a range of psychological interventions with older people, showing that it is 'not too late' to help.With an emphasis on practical application, and using a wide range of clinical examples, the ... Read more

    $38.99 USD