Tazim Jamal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. She has a PhD in Management from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and an MBA from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Her main research interests lie in tourism planning, heritage tourism, collaborative processes and theoretical/methodological issues related to tourism and sustainability. Her current research areas include small mountain communities in Western Canada, rural communities in Texas, and the Riviera Maya, Mexico. She has published widely in various tourism-related journals.

Mike Robinson holds the Chair of Tourism and Culture at Leeds Metropolitan University. He is also Director of the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change-an international research body that carries out work on the changing relationships between tourism and culture. Mike is founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, an Associate Editor of the Scandinavian Journal of Tourism and is on the board of four other international journals. He is Series Editor of the Tourism and Cultural Change Book Series.

Introduction: The Evolution and Contemporary Positioning of Tourism as a Focus of Study - Tazim Jamal and Mike Robinson
PART ONE: APPROACHES TO TOURISM STUDIES
Tourism and Hospitality - David Bell
Anthropological Interventions in Tourism Studies - Naomi Leite and Nelson Graburn
The Sociology of Tourism - Adrian Franklin
The Diverse Dynamics of Cultural Studies and Tourism - David Crouch
Tourism, Popular Culture and the Media - Philip Long and Mike Robinson
Histories of Tourism - John K. Walton
Tourism Geographies: A Review of Trends, Challenges and Opportunities - Sanjay K. Nepal
Development Studies and Tourism - David J. Telfer
Economics of International Tourism - John Fletcher
Power, Politics and Political Science: The Politicization of Tourism - Linda K. Richter
Tourism and Natural Resources - Andrew Holden
Tourism: A Strategic Business Perspective - Nigel Evans
PART TWO: KEY TOPICS IN TOURISM
Tourism, Religion and Spirituality - Richard Sharpley
Breaking down the System: How Volunteer Tourism Contributes to New Ways of Viewing Commodified Tourism - Stephen Wearing and Jess Ponting
Theme Parks and the Representation of Culture and Nature: The Consumer Aesthetics of Presentation and Performance - Keith Hollinshead
Architecture and Urban Planning: Practical and Theoretical Contributions - Robert Mugerauer Jr
Tourism and Heritage Conservation - Aylin Orbasli and Simon Woodward
The Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism in Developing Countries - Joseph E. Mbaiwa and Amanda L. Stronza
Rural Tourism: An Overview - Bernard Lane
Transportation and Tourism: A Symbiotic Relationship? - Stephen Page and Yue (Gurt) Ge
Innovative Approaches for Managing Conservation and Use Challenges in the National Parks: Insights from Canada - Kathleen Rettie, A.P. Clevenger and Adam Ford
Planning for Tourism at Local and Regional Levels: Principles, Practices and Possibilities - Brian King and Michael Pearlman
Destination Marketing Organizations: Convention and Visitors Bureaus - Robert C. Ford and William C. Peeper
Destination Management: New Challenges, New Needs - Richard Harrill
Tourism Safety and Security - Peter E Tarlow
PART THREE: CRITICAL ISSUES AND EMERGING PERSPECTIVES
Festivals, Events and Tourism - Bernadette Quinn
Tourism as Post-Colonialism - Hazel Tucker and John Akama
Thanatourism and Its Discontents: An Appraisal of a Decade¿s Work with Some Future Issues and Directions - Tony Seaton
Tourism and Performance - Tim Edensor
Information Technology: Shaping the Past, Present and Future of Tourism - Ulrike Gretzel and Daniel R. Fesenmaier
Global Tourism Business Operations: Theoretical Frameworks and Key Issues - Keith G. Debbage and Suzanne Gallaway
Tourism and International Policy: Neo-Liberalism and beyond - R.E. Wood
Ethical Perspectives: Exploring the Ethical Landscape of Tourism - Mick Smith
Gender and Tourism Discourses: Advancing the Gender Project in Tourism Studies - Cara Aitchison
Tourism Studies and the New Mobilities Paradigm (NMP) - Misela Mavric and John Urry
Tourism and Languaging - Alison Phipps
Methodologies and Methods - G.R. Jennings
Conclusions: Tourism Studies: Past Omissions, Emergent Challenges - Mike Robinson and Tazim Jamal