Includes bibliographical references and index

Ch. 1. Introduction --
Pt. 1. Theory.
Ch. 2. Who is a tourist?: A conceptual clarification.
Ch. 3. Toward a sociology of international tourism.
Ch. 4. Nomads from affluence: notes on the phenomenon of drifter-tourism.
Ch. 5. A phenomenology of tourist experiences.
Ch. 6. Tourism as play.
Ch. 7. Authenticity and commoditization in tourism.
Ch. 8. Traditions in the qualitative sociology of tourism.
Ch. 9. Contemporary tourism: trends and challenges --
Pt. 2. Interfaces.
Ch. 10. Tourism and religion: a comparative perspective.
Ch. 11. The tourist guide: the origins, structure and dynamics of a role.
Ch. 12. The tourist as victim and protégé of law enforcing agencies.
Ch. 13. Tourism-related crime: towards a sociology of crime and tourism.
Ch. 14. Language and tourism --
Pt. 3. Case studies.
Ch. 15. Arab boys and tourist girls in a mixed jewish-arab community.
Ch. 16. The Pacific islands from utopian myth to consumer product: the disenchantment of Paradise.
Ch. 17. Hunter-gatherer tourism in Thailand.
Ch. 18. Thailand in "touristic transition".
Ch. 19. Conclusion: the way ahead.