TY - BOOK AU - Cohen,Erik TI - Contemporary tourism: diversity and change T2 - Tourism social science series SN - 9780080442440 U1 - 306.4819 PY - 2004/// CY - United kingdom, etc. PB - Emerald KW - Tourism N1 - 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 ER -