The Post-Mao gazes. Chinese Backpackers in Macau.

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 735-754

  Ong, Chin Ee ^a,c   Du Cros, Hilary ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

^b Institute of Education   (Hong Kong)

^c Colina de Mong Ha Macau ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Backpacking; China outbound tourism; Cybercommunities; Gaze; Post Mao China

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; GENDER ROLE; INTERNET; MEDIA ROLE; POST-COLONIALISM; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CHINA; MACAU;

EID: 84859980753     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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