The politics of aesthetics in volunteer tourism

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-169

  Mostafanezhad, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cultural politics; Neoliberalism; Politics of aesthetics; Social movements; Thailand; Volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; ESTHETICS; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TOURISM; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

CHIANG MAI [NORTHERN REGION]; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; THAILAND;

EID: 84878634040     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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