This book explores the relationship between global capitalism and Buddhism―both how this economic system has facilitated the spread of Buddhism, and how it impacts Buddhists and Buddhism today. Edited by two leading scholars in Buddhist studies, the book examines how capitalism and neo-liberalism have shaped global perceptions of Buddhism, as well as specific local practices and attitudes. It analyzes the institutional practices that sustained the spread of Buddhism for two-and-a half millennia, and the adaptation of Buddhist institutions in contemporary, global economic systems―particularly in Europe and the United States over the last century. Innovative chapters on the interfaces between Buddhism and capitalism will prompt readers to rethink the connection between Buddhism and secular society. Case studies include digital capitalism, tourism, and monasticism, and are drawn from the USA, Tibet, China, Japan, and Thailand.
Second homes have become an increasingly important component of both tourism and housing studies. They can directly and indirectly contribute a significant number of domestic and international visitor
Focusing on the agency of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the South, this work argues for the systematic unveiling and recovery of subjugated knowledge, histories, and cultural practices of
Talk About Travel Second Edition is a workbook designed for students who are interested in developing their English skills for the purpose of traveling or working in the field of tourism and hospitali
Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. Erik Seedhouse uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecra
Lockyer's (tourism and hospitality management, U. of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand) experience in the industry spans 30-plus years, first in his native England, and then in New Zealand, Hawaii, Hong
Analyses of contemporary tourism planning and policymaking practice at local to global scales is lacking and there is an urgent need for research that informs theory and practice. Illustrated with a s
Counter to typical tourism studies that focus on consumers in fixed vacation destinations and activities, Baerenholdt (geography, international development studies, Roskilde U., Denmark) and fellow Da
The tourist experience is multi-faceted and dynamic, as tourists engage with its formation and creation. The tourists then becomes vital in creating value for themselves together with the service prov
Lijiang, a once-sleepy market town in southwest China, has become a magnet for tourism since the mid-1990s. Drawing on stories about taxi drivers, reluctant brides, dogmeat, and shamanism, Emily Chao
Scholars of tourism, most from British universities, share experiences of managing UNESCO World Heritage Sites, archaeological and architectural legacies, in order both to protect them from damage or
With its celebrated World Heritage List, UNESCO steers the global heritage agenda by constantly defining and redefining what constitutes heritage and by offering the highest-level forum for heritage p
Beloved TV host Bill Geist pens a reflective memoir of his incredible summers spent in the heart of America in this New York Times bestseller. Before there was "tourism" and souvenir ashtrays became
This study explores the dynamics of mass tourism and its causes and consequences as they pertain to provincial France during the period under consideration. Young (modern European history, U. of Massa
Over the course of the 1990s and the beginning of the century, Spanish investment in Latin America has grown in industries as diverse as telecommunications, energy, banking, and tourism and in nearly
Venice is perceived to be in peril due to rising sea levels, tourism, and modern development. This book is based on interviews with Venetian environmentalists about Venice’s environmental risks, espec
This book explores the complex web of public history, tourism, and race in Luray, VA, a small town in the Shenandoah Valley ensconced in Lost Cause heritage. By utilizing a diverse range of methodolog
K’oben traces the Maya kitchen and its associated hardware, ingredients, and cooking styles from the earliest times for which there is archaeological evidence through today’s culinary tourism in the a
