“The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism” presents a collection of readings that represent an essential and authoritative reference on the state-of-the-art of the interdisciplinary field of tourism studies. • Presents a comprehensive and critical overview of tourism studies across the social sciences • Introduces emerging topics and reassesses key themes in tourism studies in the light of recent developments • Includes 50 newly commissioned essays by leading experts in the social sciences from around the world • Contains cutting-edge perspectives on topics that include tourism's role in globalization, sustainable tourism, and the state's role in tourism development • Sets an agenda for future tourism research and includes a wealth of bibliographic references
