This book examines the interrelationship between telecommunications and tourism in shaping the nature of space, place and the urban at the end of the twentieth century. They discuss how these agents are instrumental in the production of homogenous world-spaces, and how these, in turn, presuppose new kinds of political and cultural identity. This work will be of essential interest to scholars and students in the fields of sociology, geography, cultural studies and media studies.
| ISBN: | 9781138880085 |
| Publication date: | 23rd December 2014 |
| Author: | David Holmes |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Sociology |
| Genres: |
Globalization Sociology and anthropology Human geography Media, entertainment, information and communication industries Retail and wholesale industries |
This book examines the interrelationship between telecommunications and tourism in shaping the nature of space, place and the urban at the end of the twentieth century. They discuss how these agents are instrumental in the production of homogenous world-spaces, and how these, in turn, presuppose new kinds of political and cultural identity. This work will be of essential interest to scholars and students in the fields of sociology, geography, cultural studies and media studies.
Virtual Globalization features in the following genres: Globalization, Sociology and anthropology, Human geography, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Retail and wholesale industries
Virtual Globalization is available in Paperback, Hardback
Virtual Globalization was written by David Holmes and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Virtual Globalization has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in Sociology series
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