Ecotourism and authenticity: Getting away from it all?

Current Anthropology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 483-498

  West, Paige ^a   Carrier, James G ^b,c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844499478     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422082     Document Type: Review

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