Violence and recreation: Vacationing in the realm of dark tourism

Anthropology and Humanism

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-60

  Robb, ERIKA M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dark tourism; Touristic experience ; Travel; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054682678     PISSN: 15599167     EISSN: 15481409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1409.2009.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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