The Global Nomad: Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice (3) (Tourism and Cultural Change (3))

Backpackers Have Shifted From The Margins Of The Travel Industry Into The Global Spotlight. This Volume Explores The International Backpacker Phenomenon, Drawing Together Different Disciplinary Perspectives On Its Meaning, Impact And Significance. Links Are Drawn Between Theory And Practice, Setting Backpacking In Its Wider Social, Cultural And Economic Context. 1. Drifting Towards The Global Nomad / Greg Richards And Julie Wilson -- 2. The Global Nomad : Motivations And Behaviour Of Independent Travellers Worldwide / Greg Richards And Julie Wilson -- 3. Backpacking : Diversity And Change / Erik Cohen -- 4. Theoretical Encounters : A Review Of Backpacker Literature / Irena Ateljevic And Stephen Doorne. Edited By Greg Richards And Julie Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 280-295) And Index. Annotation Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight. This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different disciplinary perspectives on its meaning, impact and significance. Links are drawn between theory and practice, setting backpacking in its wider social, cultural and economic context