Tourist. A New Theory of the Leisure Class, Paperback - Dean MacCannell

Brings social scientific understandings to bear on tourism in the postindustrial age, during which the middle class has acquired leisure time for i...

In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brillia...

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In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time -- and sha...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Simon Baron-CohenNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 18Cover type: Paperback /...

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A leisure and tourist map of Orkney and Shetland, with places of interest clearly marked. Detailed coverage of the islands' road network. Easy-to-r...

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Aimed at scholars and laypersons interested in the Bible and the foundational concepts of Judaism and Christianity, this book offers a new paradigm...

In this book, Jason A. Staples proposes a new paradigm for how the biblical concept of Israel developed in Early Judaism and how that concept impac...

The author presents fresh insights into the subject of narcissism, drawing on his vast clinical experience of treating people suffering from this d...

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This book critically discusses traditional federal theories and builds on theories that focus on the dynamics of federalism. It will be an essentia...

Introducing award-winning author/illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka to the fourth installation of the bestselling Star Wars: Jedi Academy! A NEW CLASS b...

Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability ...

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Publisher: Anthroposophic Press IncAuthor(s): Rudolf SteinerTranslator: Clifford VenhoCollection: Collected Works of Rudolf SteinerPublication date...

Description-Don't be a Tourist in New York is a true compendium of unique ideas and inspiring places that will wake up your inner explorer, tap int...

A thoughtful book that celebrates 'staycations' at a time when the world is grappling with the future of travelIllustrations: Full colour throughout

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With a new foreword by Mark Cuban and a new preface by the author.

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DescriptionA fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation indust...

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Explodes the myth that after Trafalgar, Martello towers and other coastal-defence infrastructure were unnecessary.Illustrations: 70 colour illustra...

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Suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in the field of astrophysics and mathematical physics, this book lays the mathematical foundatio...