Violence in independent travel to India: Unpacking patriarchy and neo-colonialism

Tourist Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-315

  Lozanski, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

backpackers; gender; heteronormativity; mobility; patriarchy; post colonialism; racialization; sexual harassment; tourism; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249121909     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797608092514     Document Type: Article

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