Performing masculinity on the Thai beach scene

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-471

  Malam, Linda ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural relationships; Identity; Romance tourism; Thai masculinity; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

EID: 11944251826     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461668042000280237     Document Type: Article

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