Great Expectations
Imagination and Anticipation in Tourism
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-10-01
- Mått157 x 235 x 16 mm
- Vikt426 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieNew Directions in Anthropology
- Antal sidor232
- FörlagBerghahn Books
- ISBN9780857452771