Tourism, Crime and International Security Issues

Abraham Pizam; Yoel Mansfeld

ISBN 10: 0471961078 / ISBN 13: 9780471961079

Published by Wiley, 1996

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Oversized hardcover, viii + 321 pages. A donation stamp on the reverse of the half-title page; a foreign stamp & number on the reverse of the title page. Interior is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text and firm binding. Boards show gentle creases to corners, a few scratches. Issued without a dust jacket. -- In the last three decades, the tourism industry has been plagued by acts of crime and violence intentionally conducted against innocent tourists travelling for leisure. Crimes including murder, theft, drug abuse, prostitution, terrorism and war have been found to be associated with tourist development in many destinations. Even in tourist destinations where objective evidence does not show a relationship between tourism development and the development of crime, many residents believe that tourism induces crimes of all sorts. This study analyzes the relationship between tourist development and crime and international security issues. It combines theoretical models, case studies and the most up-to-date research from around the world. -- Contents: Introduction / Abraham Pizam & Yoel Mansfeld; Part One: Tourism and Crime: 1. Theoretical aspects of crime as they impact the tourism industry / Peter Tarlow & Mitchell J. Muehsam; 2. The deviant tourist and the crimogenic place: the case of the tourist and the New Zealand prostitute / Chris Ryan & Rachael Kinder; 3. Florida tourists' vulnerability to crime / Susan A. Schiebler, John C. Crotts & Richard C. Hollinger; 4. Crime and tourism: a study of perceptions in the Pacific northwest / Samuel V. Lankford; 5. The tourism crime cycle: a beach destination case study / Bruce Prideaux; 6. Touting tourists in Thailand: tourist-oriented crime and social structure / Eric Cohen; 7. A South African perspective of the effects of crime and violence on the tourism industry / Jonathan Bloom; Part Two: Tourism and Political Instability: 8. Tourism, political stability and violence / C. Michael Hall and Vanessa O'Sullivan; 9. Tourism, realpolitik and development in the South Pacific / John P. Lea; 10. Terrorism and tourism: an overview and an Irish example / Geoffrey Wall; 11. Measuring the effects on tourism of violence and of promotion following violent acts / Raphael Raymond Bar-On; 12. Tourism and terrorism: synthesis of the problem with emphasis on Egypt / Salah Wahab; 13. The tourism industry in the partitioned island of Cyprus / Yoel Mansfeld & Nurit Kliot; 14. Does tourism promote peace and understanding between unfriendly nations? / Abraham Pizam; 15. Uprising in Chiapas, Mexico: Zapata lives - tourism falters / Wayne J. Pitts; Part Three: Tourism and War: 16. Tourism and warfare: the case of Slovenia / Tanja Mihalic; 17. War and its tourist attractions / Valene L. Smith; 18. Wars, tourism and the "Middle East" factor / Yoel Mansfeld; Part Four: Crime and the Hotel Industry: 19. Tourist-related crime and the hotel industry: a review of the literature and related materials / Susan A. Bach; 20. Legal aspects of tourism and violence / Stephen M. LeBruto; Conclusions and recommendations / Abraham Pizam & Yoel Mansfeld; Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tourism, Crime and International Security Issues
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471961078
• ISBN 13: 9780471961079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In the last three decades, the tourism industry has been plagued by acts of crime and violence intentionally conducted against innocent tourists travelling for leisure. Crimes including murder, theft, drug abuse, prostitution, terrorism and war have been found to be associated with tourist development in many destinations. Even in tourist destinations where objective evidence does not show a relationship between tourism development and the development of crime, many residents believe that tourism induces crimes of all sorts. This study analyzes the relationship between tourist development and crime and international security issues. It combines theoretical models, case studies and the most up-to-date research from around the world.