{"product_id":"volunteer-tourism-the-lifestyle-politics-of-international-development-paperback","title":"Volunteer Tourism: The Lifestyle Politics of International Development - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Butcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust a generation ago the notion that holidays should be invested with ethical and political significance would have sounded odd. Today it is part of the lifestyle political landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolunteer tourism is indicative of the growth of lifestyle strategies intended to exhibit care and responsibility towards others less fortunate, strategies aligned closely with developing one's ethical identity and sense of global responsibility. It sits alongside telethons, pay-per-click, Fair Trade and ethical consumption generally as a way to \"make a difference\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolunteer tourism involves a personal mission to address the political question of development. It draws upon the private virtues of care and responsibility and disavows political narratives beyond this. Critics argue that this leaves the volunteers as unwitting carriers of damaging neoliberal or postcolonial assumptions, whilst advocates see it as offering creative and practical ways to build a new ethical politics. By contrast, this volume analyses volunteer tourism as indicative of a retreat from public politics into the realm of private experience, and as an expression of diminished political and moral agency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought provoking book draws on development, political and sociological theory and is essential reading for students, researchers and academics interested in the phenomenon of volunteer tourism and the politics of lifestyle that it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Butcher\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. His research interests lie in the sociology and politics of tourism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at St Mary's University, UK. His main areas of interest lie in the sociology of volunteer and ecotourism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127639642247,"sku":"9781138080539","price":118.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b4eb7928e1fcf1a2064f2a3902f2b673.webp?v=1732589775","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/volunteer-tourism-the-lifestyle-politics-of-international-development-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}