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Books and Travel

Inspiration, Quests and Transformation

Bibliographic Data

ID24155607
AuthorsJennifer Laing (0009-0002-1590-9228), Warwick Frost (0000-0002-3656-7338)
Year2012
Publication date2012-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBooks and Travel (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherMultilingual Matters (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21832/9781845413491
OpenAlexW3193773991
ISBN9781845413491
LanguageEN
Citations received13

The role of books in framing travel imaginings is an important social and cultural phenomenon. This book explores how reading books influences the way in which we understand travel and the tourist experience. It covers a variety of genres of books, from children’s books and historical fiction, to westerns, science fiction and crime fiction.

Computer Science · Travel Writing and Literature

  • From page to place

    Open Access•Andrea Bianco•Japan Forum•2026

  • Viagens que Transformam a Condição Existencial

    Open Access•Rozana Gomes De Abreu, Letícia Moreira Casotti•Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em…•2020

  • Children, families and heritage

    Warwick Frost, Jennifer Laing•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2016

  • Fairytale authenticity

    Jane Lovell•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2019

  • Media memories on the move

    Gary Best•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2016

  • Recreating first contact

    Jennifer Laing•Journal of Tourism and Cultural…•2014

  • Stories that move

    Open Access•Stijn Reijnder•European Journal of Cultural…•2015

  • Making sense of capital crime cities

    Open Access•Nicky Van Es, Stijn Reijnder•European Journal of Cultural…•2016

  • Qualitative Approaches to the Phenomenology of VFR Travel

    Open Access•Tony Seaton•International Journal of Tourism…•2017

  • Echotourism and masculinity

    Lucas Tromly•Studies in Travel Writing•2019

  • Extending hot authentication

    Open Access•Jane Lovell, James Thurgill•Annals of Tourism Research•2021

  • Fictional media and imagining escape to rural villages

    Warwick Frost, Jennifer Laing•Tourism Geographies•2014

  • Travel books, place experience and the 'Je ne sais quoi' of Paris

    Kelley A Mcclinchey•Tourism Geographies•2015

Unique citing works13
Citations per year1,08
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12
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