Living paradoxically: Understanding the discourse of authentic freedom as it emerges in the travel space

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Matthews, Amie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authenticity: Freedom; Backpackers; Identity; Youth travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054680759     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354209789116538     Document Type: Article

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