Tourism in China: Destinations, Planning and Experiences, C. Ryan, S. Huang (Eds.). Channel View, Bristol (2013)

Abstract

Information flow between China and Anglophone research is asymmetric. Chinese universities republish English research, but the reverse is rare. This volume summarises Chinese PhD theses in tourism, expanding on Huang (2011), who followed Jafari and Aaser (1988). Every chapter has at least one Chinese author, though only half the authors currently live in mainland China. Two of the 19 chapters are rewrites of previous English journal articles. The others are new, or previously published in Chinese journals. A few use mathematical formulations, but most describe case-study sites, some also visited by international tourists. The collection is eclectic, but consistent factors do emerge. It seems to me there are four of these.