The geopolitics of tourism: Mobilities, territory, and protest in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 385-393

  Rowen, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Borders; China; Geopolitics; Mobilities; Tourism

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; NATION STATE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

CHINA; HONG KONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84971378759     PISSN: 24694452     EISSN: 24694460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2015.1113115     Document Type: Article

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