Routledge Dictionary of Leisure and Tourism
Price: $100.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-37153-7
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 31st October 2008
- Pages: 224
About the Book
The Routledge Dictionary of Leisure and Tourism is an essential and affordable guide to a multi-billion dollar industry for students, managers and policy makers alike. Up to date and fully cross-referenced, this dictionary incorporates academic, sociological and practical management, as well as legislative terms.
Topics covered include:
- leisure pursuits, from BASE jumping to gambling and from DIY to watching TV
- government institutions and non-governmental organizations
- physical education and social inclusion
- economic terms such as globalization and the informal economy
- theoretical analyses of how people spend their free time.
Written by leading authorities in leisure and tourism, and relevant for use at a variety of levels, this is a must-have resource for all those working in and studying these industries.
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