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Record #195600:
Selling the adventure of a lifetime: an ethnographic report on cruising in the Antarctic / Arthus Asa Berger.
Title: | Selling the adventure of a lifetime: an ethnographic report on cruising in the Antarctic / Arthus Asa Berger. |
Author(s): | Berger, Arthus Asa. |
Date: | 2010. |
Publisher: | London: Earthscan |
In: | Cruise tourism in polar regions : promoting environmental and social sustainability?. (2010.), |
Abstract: | Gives general overview of ocean cruise industry, including speciality cruise lines to Antarctica with particular references to booking arrangements and prices from passenger point of view. Discusses importance of seeing Antarctic and landing in Antarctica in terms of possible unrecognised sacred dimension to tourist trip; and landings in Antarctica as conferring membership of elite group. |
Notes: | In: Cruise tourism in polar regions : promoting environmental and social sustainability? / Michael Lück, Patrick T. Maher, Emma J. Stewart, eds. |
Keywords: | 796.51.7 -- Tourism. 502 -- Environmental issues. 656.6 -- Sea transport. 159.9 -- Psychology. 113/119 -- Attitudes to nature. 2 -- Religion. Q -- Land use, planning and recreation. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. |
SPRI record no.: | 195600 |
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