The Global Nomad

Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice

Edited by Dr. Greg Richards, Dr. Julie Wilson

Publication date:

16 March 2004

Publisher

Channel View Publications

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781873150771

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight. This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different disciplinary perspectives on its meaning, impact and significance. Links are drawn between theory and practice, setting backpacking in its wider social, cultural and economic context.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Drifting Towards the Global Nomad - Greg Richards and Julie Wilson
2. The Global Nomad: Motivations and Behaviour of Independent Travellers Worldwide - Greg Richards and Julie Wilson
PART 2: BACKPACKING AS A (POST)MODERN PHENOMENON
3. Backpacking: Diversity and Change - Erik Cohen
4. Theoretical Encounters - Irena Ateljevic & Steven Doorne
5. The Beaten Track: Anti-Tourism as an Element of Backpacker Identity Construction - Peter Welk
6.The Whole Point of Backpacking - Jana Binder
7. The Conquerors and the Settlers - Darya Maoz
8. Backpacker Icons: Influential Literary ‘Nomads’ in the Formation of Backpacker Identities - Julie Wilson & Greg Richards
PART 3: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GLOBAL NOMAD
9. Backpacking in Scotland - Clare Speed and Tony Harrison
10. Profiling the International Backpacker Market in Australia - Lee Slaughter
11. Backpackers: Nomads Join the Mainstream? - Malcolm Cooper, Kieran O’Mahony & Patricia Erfurt
12. Destination-Based Product Selections by International Backpackers in Australia - Denise Kain & Brian King
13. Setting Out on the Road Less Travelled: A Study of Backpacker Travel in New Zealand - Ken Newlands
14. Backpacker Transport Choice - Paul Vance
CONCLUSIONS
15. Widening Perspectives in Backpacker Research - Greg Richards & Julie Wilson