Mass tourism in a small world / David Harrison, Middlesex University, UK and Richard Sharpley, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: mass tourism in a small world / David Harrison and Richard Sharpley -- Theoretical approaches to mass tourism -- Mass tourism does not need defending / Julio Aramberri -- The morality of mass tourism / Jim Butcher -- The political economy of mass tourism and its contradictions / Raoul Bianchi -- A theoretical approach to mass tourism in Italy / Asterio Savelli and Gabriele Manella -- Sustainability and mass tourism : a contradiction in terms? / David B. Weaver -- Mass tourism and the environment : issues and dilemmas / Andrew Holden -- Historical studies of tourism development -- The dynamics of tourism development in Britain : the profit motive and that curious alliance of private capital and the local state / John Heeley -- From holiday camps to the all-inclusive : the Butlinisation of tourism / Richard Sharpley -- Decline beside the seaside: British seaside resorts and declinism / Martin Farr -- Mass tourism and the U.S. National Park Service System / Kelly S. Bricker -- Transport and tourism : the perpetual link / David Timothy Duval -- Mass tourism and China / Chris Ryan and Hongdi Shen -- Mass tourism in Thailand : the Chinese and Russians / Erik Cohen -- Mass tourism in Bulgaria : the force awakens / Stanislav Ivanov -- Mass tourism in Mallorca : examples from Calivia ̀/ Hazel Andrews -- Mass tourism in Turkey : an evaluation / Cevat Tosun, Emre Yildiz, and Bekir Bora Dedeoglu -- Tunisia : mass tourism in crisis / Heather Jeffrey and Sue Bleasdale -- From blue to grey? : Malta's quest from mass beach to niche heritage tourism / Gregory Ashworth and John Tunbridge -- Cruise ship tourism in the Caribbean : the mess of mass tourism / Paul Wilkinson -- Conclusion : the future of mass tourism / Richard Sharpley and David Harrison.

"The economic links arising from tourism that now exist between what used to be regarded as 'developed' and 'developing' societies make it imperative they are considered component parts of a global system rather than distinct entities. The central focus of this book is mass tourism across a range of societies. It focuses on the theoretical perspectives on mass tourism (including systems approaches, political economy, ethics, sustainability and environmentalism) the historical context of mass tourism and the current challenges to domestic, intra-regional and international mass tourism. Including international case studies it is an essential resource for researchers and students within tourism studies" -- Provided by publisher.