Backpacking Culture and Mobilities

Independent and Nomadic Travel

Michael O'Regan

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English

Channel View Publications
16 January 2023

Sociology & anthropology; Tourism industry; Hospitality industry; Walking, hiking, trekking

Series: Tourism and Cultural Change

This book presents new contributions in backpacking research from various disciplines, capturing the diversity of backpacker contexts, motives and behaviours. It takes a fresh, critical and reflexive look at over 40 years of backpacking research and seeks to recentre backpacking research before introducing new perspectives on backpacking and global backpacker cultures from previously unexplored perspectives. The chapters examine contemporary backpacker culture and mobilities, and the value and worth of backpacking both for individuals seeking an alternative life course and transformation, and destinations and businesses who value their economic and cultural potential. The volume aims to make sense of current research in order to understand backpacking's future, and produce new directions for conceptual, theoretical and methodological development and future research. It will be useful for students and researchers in tourism, sociology and anthropology.

Edited by: Michael O'Regan
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781845418076
ISBN 10: 1845418077
Series: Tourism and Cultural Change
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael O’Regan is a Lecturer in Tourism and Events, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Brighton and his research is focused on tourist, urban, historic, future, alternative, lifestyle, slow and cultural mobilities, backpacking and outbound Chinese tourism.

Reviews for Backpacking Culture and Mobilities: Independent and Nomadic Travel

The demise of the travel guide book and the emergence of the digital device underpins the makeover of backpacking as a mode of travel. This remarkable book breathes new life into the study of backpackers and its innovative methodological and theoretical entreaties help better situate backpacker research in the present. * Joseph M. Cheer, Western Sydney University, Australia * Michael O'Regan has assembled a strong group of international scholars who bring research on backpacker culture firmly into the (post-)pandemic 21st century. Their rich case studies and compelling theoretical discussions provide welcome insight into the changing character of the global backpacker. * Michael A. Di Giovine, West Chester University, USA * Backpacking brings to mind hedonism, cheap hostels and culturally insensitive wayfarers. This book bursts these preconceptions. Drawing from extensive theories, the chapters present a holistic view of contemporary backpacking and a fervent exploration of both Western and non-Western backpackers. This collection captures the many dimensions and complexities of backpacking, and the consumption of tourism spaces. * Catheryn Khoo, Torrens University Australia *