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Geographic imaginations: exploring divergent notions of identity, power, and place meaning on Pha-ngan Island, Southern Thailand

Date

Authors

Malam, L

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

This paper explores contrasting narratives of place meaning in a tourism site in Southern Thailand. Specifically, I analyse the parallel discourses of community change through tourism development embedded in international backpacker narratives, and those

Keywords

Keywords: conference proceeding; geographical knowledge; international tourism; power relations; research work; tourism development; tourism economics; Asia; Eurasia; Phangan Island; Southeast Asia; Southern Region; Surat Thani [Southern Region]; Thailand Host agency; Power relations; Thailand; Tourism

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36376

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00381.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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