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Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class

Lucy R. Lippard

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Long regarded as a classic, "The Tourist" is an examination of the phenomenon of tourism through a social theory lens that encompasses discussions of authenticity, high and low culture, and the construction of social reality. It brings the concerns of social science to an analysis of travel and sightseeing in the postindustrial age, during which the middle class acquired leisure time for international travel. This edition includes a new foreword by Lucy R. Lippard and a new afterword by the author.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: March 29, 1999

ISBN: 0520218922

ISBN 13: 9780520218925

Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class

Lucy R. Lippard

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Long regarded as a classic, "The Tourist" is an examination of the phenomenon of tourism through a social theory lens that encompasses discussions of authenticity, high and low culture, and the construction of social reality. It brings the concerns of social science to an analysis of travel and sightseeing in the postindustrial age, during which the middle class acquired leisure time for international travel. This edition includes a new foreword by Lucy R. Lippard and a new afterword by the author.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: March 29, 1999

ISBN: 0520218922

ISBN 13: 9780520218925

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