Cultural analysis of mobile communities on board cruise ships : aboard and abroad

Summary: Cruise ships are among the star performers of the tourist industry. Their traditions stem back to the nineteenth century. Though these traditions have undergone modernisation, this book argues that the pleasures that the passengers of the past sought parallel those of their contemporary counterparts. It examines the textual representation of cruises in tourist brochures and in the travel writing of, among others, Mark Twain and Paul Theroux, before turning its attention to being a passenger on a cruise ship. Much of the book draws on the author's own experiences of travelling on cruise ships a.

Record details

ISBN: 9781527572638
ISBN: 1527572633
ISBN: 1527575187
ISBN: 9781527575189
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Notes -- References -- Index
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2021).