The 'imagined west' of young independent travellers from asia

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-148

  Bui, Huong T ^a   Wilkins, Hugh C ^b   Lee, Young Sook ^c  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian; Cosmopolitanism; Cultural capital; English; Western; Young independent travellers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906556287     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2013.791227     Document Type: Article

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