Tourism, Power and Space (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility)

This is the first volume to explicitly consider how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be understood in a geographical context. Key thinking and major approaches to unravelling the complexities of power are outlined in this collection and their relevance to current and future tourism studies is discussed. __Tourism, Power and Space__ blends theoretical perspectives from leading power theorists such as: Parsons, Foucault and Clegg. Exploring the intricacies of the relationships between power, tourism and leisure, this stimulating volume combines theoretical and empirical writings to illustrate the extent to which power, in its various forms and guises and at various scales of operation, impacts on the unfolding structures, practices and organization of tourism and leisure on both the demand and supply sides. Divided into three sections: Power, Performance And Practice, Power, Property And Resources and Power, Governance And Empowerment; this text will be a useful resource for students and academics alike. Tourism, Power And Space Explores The Connectivities And Complexities Of The Relationships Between Power, Tourism And Leisure. The Volume Combines Theoretical And Empirical Writings To Illustrate The Extent To Which Power In Its Various Forms And Guises, And At Various Scales Of Operation, Impacts On The Unfolding Structures, Knowledges, Practices And Organization Of Tourism And Leisure At Both The Demand And Supply Sides. The Book Illustrates The Extent To Which Studies Of Leisure And Tourism By Geographers Have The Ability Not Only To Take Ideas From The New Economic And Cultural Geography But Also To Make A Major Contribution To Human Geography As A Whole. 1. Tourism, Politics And The Forgotten Entanglements Of Power --- Part 1. Power, Performance And Practice. 2. The Power Of The Tourist Encounter -- 3. Adventure Tourism: Will To Power? -- 4. Disability Legislation And The Empowerment Of Disabled Tourists In The United Kingdom -- 5. Tourism, Nation And Power: A Foucauldian Perspective Of Australia's Ghan Train --- Part 2: Power, Property And Resources. 6. The Politics Of Bed Units: Growth Control In The Resort Of Whistler, British Columbia -- 7. Pedestrian Shopping Streets And Urban Tourism In The Restructuring Of The Chinese City -- 8. Power, Resource Mobilisation And Leisure Conflict On Inland Rivers In England --- Part 3: Power, Governance And Empowerment. 9. Empowerment And Stakeholder Participation In Tourism Destination Communities -- 10. Prosecuting Power: Tourism, Inter-cultural Communications And The Tactics Of Empowerment -- 11. Tourism, Governance And The (mis- )location Of Power -- 12. Tourism And The Many Faces Of Power. Edited By Andrew Church And Tim Coles. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.