Big mountain, big name: Globalised relations of risk in himalayan mountaineering

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-301

  Bott, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Globalisation; Identity; Social and cultural change; Tourism impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008823501     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766820903521785     Document Type: Article

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