Travel writers and writers who travel: Nomadic icons for the backpacker subculture?

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-68

  Richards, Greg ^a   Wilson, Julie ^b,c  

^a Interarts Foundation   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backpacker subculture(s); Independent travel; Travel writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008857234     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766820408668168     Document Type: Article

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