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REFERENCES Bury, J. 1982 The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into its Origin and Growth. Westport CT: Greenwood Press. Graburn, N. 1967 The Eskimos and Airport Art. Trans-action 14(10):28–33. Greenwood, D. 1989 Culture by the Pound: An Anthropological Perspective on Tourism as Cultural Commoditization. In Hosts and Guests. The Anthropology of Tourism (2nd ed.), V. Smith, ed., pp. 171–185. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Landes, D. 1998 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. New York: W.W. Norton. McCannell, D. 1976 The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class. New York: Schoken.
Assigned 13 November 2001. Submitted 9 January 2002. Accepted 25 January 2002. PII: S0160-7383(02)00039-7 Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1196–1197, 2002 Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/02/$22.00
Tourism: A Modern Synthesis By Stephen Page, Paul Brunt, Graham Busby and Jo Connell. Thomson Learning (Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V7AA, UK.) 2001, xx+475 pp (tables, indices, URL reference list, bibliography) £23.95. ISBN 0-556-08222-5.
Charles Changuk Lee Temple University, USA
This book is another in a long line of introductory toursm texts for students in two-year colleges or four-year colleges/universities. Unlike some other texts, the authors successfully balance being “introductory” and providing sufficient detail to support the discussion of specific issues. The authors blend basic conceptual material with practical perspectives on how to understand and manage tourism businesses. They also maintain a high degree of consistency and continuity in developing arguments throughout the book. Page and his colleagues adopt a straightforward, thematic approach to tourism. Each chapter starts with learning outcomes to help the reader understand the objective of the chapter; the chapters then move through overview, introduction, conclusion, discussion, references, and further reading. Each provides illustrations, examples, mini cases, and bullet points to make the text as interesting as possible. The book is divided into seven sections. Section one begins with definitions of “tourist” and the “tourism sector” to lay the foundations for the remainder
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of the book. The balance of the section explores the demand side of tourism, including historical development and motivation. The next section integrates the supply with the topics of tourism intermediaries, transportation, attractions, and accommodation. Section three examines key issues facing the management in terms of human resources, finance and investment, entrepreneurship, information and technology, and the role of government. The following section deals with tourism marketing in the private sector, with particular attention to destination marketing management. The impacts of tourism as an economic, social and cultural, and environmentally based activity are summarized in section five. These impacts are then examined in greater detail in the next section, which explores tourism in the context of different environments such as urban and rural areas, coastal and resort regions, and the less-developed world. The last section addresses management issues as well as the future of tourism. Compared to other introductory textbooks, the strong point of this title is its emphasis on the management of tourism businesses by specifically discussing human resource management, financing, the importance of entrepreneurship, and the role of information technology. The authors also expand and complement their discussion of various topics by linking chapter contents to Internet resources. The discussion questions at the end of each chapter are also a valuable feature, although more comprehensive case studies in each chapter would have been desirable. Overall, the chapters are clearly written, succinct, and focused. Each provides Internet exercises and relatively current references, with some as recent as 2000. The book will be of particular value for students and professionals interested in understanding the management of tourism business and will serve well as supplementary reading for graduate students whose understanding of tourism is limited. Industry practitioners may also find the book of interest because it uses numerous real world examples. The book, however, may have less value to researchers and advanced graduate students due to the A dearth of in-depth analysis. 왎
Charles Lee: School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, Philadelphia PA 19122, USA. Email.
Assigned 6 September 2001. Submitted 31 January 2002. Accepted 11 February 2002.
PII: S0160-7383(02)00041-5
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REFERENCES Bury, J. 1982 The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into its Origin and Growth. Westport CT: Greenwood Press. Graburn, N. 1967 The Eskimos and Airport Art. Trans-action 14(10):28–33. Greenwood, D. 1989 Culture by the Pound: An Anthropological Perspective on Tourism as Cultural Commoditization. In Hosts and Guests. The Anthropology of Tourism (2nd ed.), V. Smith, ed., pp. 171–185. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Landes, D. 1998 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. New York: W.W. Norton. McCannell, D. 1976 The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class. New York: Schoken.
Assigned 13 November 2001. Submitted 9 January 2002. Accepted 25 January 2002. PII: S0160-7383(02)00039-7 Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1196–1197, 2002 Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/02/$22.00
Tourism: A Modern Synthesis By Stephen Page, Paul Brunt, Graham Busby and Jo Connell. Thomson Learning (Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London WC1V7AA, UK.
Charles Changuk Lee Temple University, USA
This book is another in a long line of introductory toursm texts for students in two-year colleges or four-year colleges/universities. Unlike some other texts, the authors successfully balance being “introductory” and providing sufficient detail to support the discussion of specific issues. The authors blend basic conceptual material with practical perspectives on how to understand and manage tourism businesses. They also maintain a high degree of consistency and continuity in developing arguments throughout the book. Page and his colleagues adopt a straightforward, thematic approach to tourism. Each chapter starts with learning outcomes to help the reader understand the objective of the chapter; the chapters then move through overview, introduction, conclusion, discussion, references, and further reading. Each provides illustrations, examples, mini cases, and bullet points to make the text as interesting as possible. The book is divided into seven sections. Section one begins with definitions of “tourist” and the “tourism sector” to lay the foundations for the remainder
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of the book. The balance of the section explores the demand side of tourism, including historical development and motivation. The next section integrates the supply with the topics of tourism intermediaries, transportation, attractions, and accommodation. Section three examines key issues facing the management in terms of human resources, finance and investment, entrepreneurship, information and technology, and the role of government. The following section deals with tourism marketing in the private sector, with particular attention to destination marketing management. The impacts of tourism as an economic, social and cultural, and environmentally based activity are summarized in section five. These impacts are then examined in greater detail in the next section, which explores tourism in the context of different environments such as urban and rural areas, coastal and resort regions, and the less-developed world. The last section addresses management issues as well as the future of tourism. Compared to other introductory textbooks, the strong point of this title is its emphasis on the management of tourism businesses by specifically discussing human resource management, financing, the importance of entrepreneurship, and the role of information technology. The authors also expand and complement their discussion of various topics by linking chapter contents to Internet resources. The discussion questions at the end of each chapter are also a valuable feature, although more comprehensive case studies in each chapter would have been desirable. Overall, the chapters are clearly written, succinct, and focused. Each provides Internet exercises and relatively current references, with some as recent as 2000. The book will be of particular value for students and professionals interested in understanding the management of tourism business and will serve well as supplementary reading for graduate students whose understanding of tourism is limited. Industry practitioners may also find the book of interest because it uses numerous real world examples. The book, however, may have less value to researchers and advanced graduate students due to the A dearth of in-depth analysis. 왎
Charles Lee: School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, Philadelphia PA 19122, USA. Email
Assigned 6 September 2001. Submitted 31 January 2002. Accepted 11 February 2002.
PII: S0160-7383(02)00041-5