Tourism and Politics: Policy, Power and Place

Contains a thorough analysis and discussion of the political dimensions of tourism and the who gets what, where, how and why of tourism development. Examines tourism and politics at international, national, regional, local and individual levels, analyzing the relationship between them in terms of a number of critical issues such as tourism, terrorism and political instability; urban tourism development; and tourism's impact on culture. Features a complete overview of relevant literature from a number of disciplines and uses a variety of case studies from around the globe to illustrate major issues.