The Social Anthropology of the Tourist Experience. Exploring the “Middle Role”

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Selstad, Leif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture shock; Event; Narrative; Role; Social anthropology; Social relations; Tourist experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859977290     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250701256771     Document Type: Article

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