{"product_id":"democracy-and-the-tourist-9780520440012","title":"Democracy and the Tourist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the world’s leading thinker on tourism, a bold new vision of its role in our democratic future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past half century, tourism has exploded into the world’s largest industry, transforming every sphere of life on Earth. As Dean MacCannell argues, this extraordinary rise signals a fundamental shift in society, one that rivals the Industrial Revolution in its global impact. He reveals how modern mass tourism and Enlightenment democracy emerged together, united by a shared impulse toward openness and cultural exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar more than a history of travel, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and the Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new way to understand the defining political tensions of our time. As tourism’s democratic drive increasingly collides with authoritarianism and enforced homogeneity, MacCannell envisions a future in which the human desire to encounter difference proves more enduring than the politics of exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once accessible and deeply original, this book shows how tourism, at its core, can be a powerful force for connecting people across divides—and a compass pointing us toward a more democratic world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean MacCannell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68281038143739,"sku":"9780520440012","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_7c32832f-082b-41ff-9c65-d4646ca18587.jpg?v=1791623176","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/democracy-and-the-tourist-9780520440012","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}