Etnoantropološki Problemi (Jan 2018)

The Anthropological Study of Tourism

  • Ivan Kovačević,
  • Ana Banić Grubišić

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21301/v13i1.11
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1

Abstract

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In this paper, the authors follow the history of development of anthropology of tourism from the 1960s to the present. In addition to the distinct methodology (ethnographic field work), the essential aspect of anthropological study of tourism is an emphasis on the socio-cultural dimension of tourism. Within the anthropological research of tourism, the research interest is focused on understanding the social and cultural nature of tourism.

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