Books and Travel
Inspiration, Quests and Transformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24155607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Laing (0009-0002-1590-9228), Warwick Frost (0000-0002-3656-7338) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Books and Travel (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Multilingual Matters (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21832/9781845413491 |
| OpenAlex | W3193773991 |
| ISBN | 9781845413491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
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.
From page to place
Viagens que Transformam a Condição Existencial
Children, families and heritage
Fairytale authenticity
Media memories on the move
Recreating first contact
Stories that move
Making sense of capital crime cities
Qualitative Approaches to the Phenomenology of VFR Travel
Echotourism and masculinity
Extending hot authentication
Fictional media and imagining escape to rural villages
Travel books, place experience and the 'Je ne sais quoi' of Paris
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |