Sociospatial sublimation: The human resources of love in Sandals Resorts International, Jamaica

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 650-669

  Kingsbury, Paul ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enjoyment; Jamaica; Sublimation; Tourism; Work

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; HUMAN RESOURCE; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TOURISM;

JAMAICA;

EID: 79956209062     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2011.561096     Document Type: Article

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