Theorizing Tourism - Couverture rigide

Berger, Arthur Asa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1611322340 ISBN 13 : 9781611322347

Editeur : Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

A useful introduction to the study of tourism that applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic tourist destinations from the Taj Mahal to Las Vegas, and from the Eiffel Tower to Antarctica.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Arthur Asa Berger is professor emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, where he taught between 1965 and 2003. He has been a visiting professor in Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, and China and has lectured in more than a dozen countries. Berger is author of over one hundred articles and has authored or edited more than seventy five books on media, popular culture, social theory, humor, and tourism. His books have been translated into nine languages. Among his recent books are Seeing is Believing: An Introduction to Visual Communication; What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture; The Objects of Affection; Media and Society; Media and Communication Research Methods; Bloom's Morning; Ads, Fads and Consumer Culture; Understanding American Icons; and Shop 'Til You Drop. He was elected to the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication's "Hall of Fame" in 2009.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1611322340
• ISBN 13: 9781611322347
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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