Geographic imaginations: Exploring divergent notions of identity, power, and place meaning on Pha-ngan Island, Southern Thailand

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-343

  Malam, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Host agency; Power relations; Thailand; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; POWER RELATIONS; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHANGAN ISLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; SURAT THANI [SOUTHERN REGION]; THAILAND;

EID: 55649085082     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00381.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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