Initially published in 1841 and written in language of the time, this is W.D Cooley’s investigation which has formed a b......more
...more
This systematic history of Jamaica was written after the abolition of slavery by a man imbued with a sense of 18th-centu......more
Published in the year 1987, Nordhoff’s West Coast is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science and Anthropo......more
Major Stigand was the Governor of Mongalla Province in the Sudan. He fell at the hands of the rebellious Aliab section o......more
...more
We are now experiencing a period of unprecedented change; what amounts to a global revolution in our economy, society an......more
This major book provides the most comprehensive guide available to nineteenth and twentieth century wars and their settl......more
This book reappraises the ill-fated raid named operation Jubilee, focusing on aspects such as naval and air operations i......more
...more
This second edition of Geographic Information Systems builds on the strengths of the first, and incorporates important r......more
A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for a......more
...more
Current geographical information systems GIS deal almost exclusively with well-defined, static geographical objects rang......more
...more
Winescapes are unique agricultural landscapes that are shaped by the presence of vineyards, winemaking activities, and t......more
It is becoming ever clearer that while people tour cultures, cultures and objects themselves are in a constant state of ......more
Food occupies a seemingly mundane position in all our lives, yet the ways we think about shopping, cooking and eating ar......more
Tourism looks set to replace oil as the most important global industry. James Elliot explores the ways in which governme......more
...more
...more
GIS projects have previously been viewed primarily as technical exercises, but it is now evident that the success of GIS......more
The Holiday Makers is thought-provoking and profound in its analysis of the present and future patterns of work and leis......more
This book represents a landmark exploration of the common terrain of geography and ethics. Drawing together specially co......more
The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hy......more
Annual Survey at Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union 1998 provides an overview of developments in one of the most......more
...more
In Search of Hospitality is a unique contribution to the study of hospitality, exploring the practice of hospitality ac......more
...more
This abridged version of Harriet Martineau s narrative of her travels in Jacksonian America preserves her reporting on ......more
Increasingly significant as mediators of spatial identity and meaning, leisure, tourism, culture and heritage are only n......more
In this, the first full-length study in English of China’s best-known travel writer, new light is shed on the importance......more
First Published in 2001. Written by the doyen of American impressionist painters, La Farge, during his travels in Japan ......more
First published in 1928, few Westerners have succeeded in identifying themselves so completely with Arabian life as the ......more
...more
Ecotourism and adventure tours offer unique tourism opportunities in the Antarctic Are you prepared to make the most of ......more
...more
Increasingly significant as mediators of spatial identity and meaning, leisure, tourism, culture and heritage are only n......more
Examine cultural tourism issues from both sides of the industry Unique in concept and content, Cultural Tourism: The Par......more
The Age of Discovery explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyag......more
Bangkok is one of Asia’s most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions,......more
...more
In the Lands of the Christians presents original translations from Arabic of four Christian and Muslim writers who visit......more
Tourism is no longer an innocent pleasure. It has been interpreted and reinterpreted as an activity which is ultimately ......more
A collection of work that attempts to reflect the diversity of travel literature from the late 18th and early 19th centu......more
The advent of photography opened new worlds to 19th-century viewers, who became able to visualize themselves, their imme......more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
...more
Contemporary disaster investigation reports into the Shuttle, Three Mile Island, or the World Trade Centre did not happe......more
First published in 2005. In the South Seas is the story of Louis’s travels through the Pacificon the Casco and later on ......more
Provides biographical details on some of the most talented, influential and up-and-coming artists and individuals from t......more
The seductiveness of touristed landscapes is simultaneously local and global, as travelled places are formed and reworke......more
Written in the author’s typically charming and self-effacing style, this book offers readers a fascinating insight into ......more
China has shifted its foreign policy from one that avoided engagement in international organizations to one that is now ......more
...more
...more
When people in First World countries think of tourists in the vast expanses of the Third World today, they typically thi......more
When people in First World countries think of tourists in the vast expanses of the Third World today, they typically thi......more
First published in 2005. Long acknowledged to be the ’best travel guide to Istanbul’ (Times of London) this classic of t......more
Now in its third edition, South Asia 2006 provides an in-depth library of information on the countries and territories o......more
Extensive coverage of the political, economic and social affairs of the region. This impartial up-to-date survey of the ......more
Making Place, Making Self explores new understandings of place and place-making in late modernity, covering key themes o......more
This renowned reference title provides essential statistical and directory material on these vast North American nations......more
...more
...more
First published in 2006. This unique perspective on China, Japan, and Java is written by His Highness the Indian Raja-I-......more
This book is a pioneering investigation of the tourism practices in the world’s other, cold water, islands. Located in e......more
The aim of this book are two-fold: (1) to evaluate the current progress of theoretical approaches to tourism marketing a......more
This is Volume 3 Of Women’s Travel Writing:1750--1850 And Contains A ’Narrative Of Two Voyages To The River Sierra Leone......more
An extremely complex, yet widely studied text, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels ranks as one of the most scathing sat......more
The gay tourism industry--a progressive social force or a pull towards an oppressive status quo? The pink tourism dollar......more
...more
...more
This is the first volume to explicitly consider how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be unde......more
Did alligators ever really live in New York s sewers? What s it like to explore the old aqueducts beneath the city? Ho......more
Michel Foucault s work is rich with implications and insights concerning spatiality, and has inspired many geographers ......more