Books written by Mike Robinson
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The Battle of Quatre Bras 1815
Savage or not, the firepower of the British infantry was murderous, reinforced as it was by the presence of Colonel Vigoreux's 'Light Bobs' and the steel cuirasses and helmets proved no protection against the shortrange musketry.
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Sea Otter Chiefs
At this time Douglas Cuneah was in the peak of his power – at the age of about 70. As he became older , the skirmishes with Cumshewah seemed to become more frequent , and many alien diseases were introduced to the Queen Charlottes .
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Emotion in Motion: Tourism, Affect and Transformation
The 'trick' of adventure tourism involves exposing oneself to enough danger to trigger excitement, yet remain within a ... On a sea of tranquility, closer than you ever imagined, You come to understand exactly why, People come to, ...
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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: The Environment and Humankind
OF First published 1996 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London. COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA GEOGRAPHY the environment and humankind EDITED BY IAN DOUGLAS, RICHARD HUGGETT and MIKE ROBINSON London and New York.
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Tourism at the Olympic Games: Visiting the World
Moving away from Weed's (2008) analysis of Olympic tourism, other analyses also yield important information ... The varieties of the sacred do indeed appear to extend into the Olympic stadium, and religious form and function can be ...
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World Heritage Sites and Tourism: Global and Local Relations
Larson, T.j. (2001) The Hambukushu Rainmakers of the Okavango, Lincoln, NE: Writers Club Press. Leask, A. and Fyall, A. (eds.) (2006) Managing World Heritage Sites, Oxford: Elsevier. Lee, R.B. (1979) The !Kung San: Men, Women, ...
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The Framed World: Tourism, Tourists and Photography
Individual experiences , cultural baggage , historical circumstances , and an unencumbered sense of ' camera culture ' all play a role in tourist photography ( MacCannell 1989 ) . First time travelers to Israel all have a slightly ...
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Expressions of Culture, Identity and Meaning in Tourism
Expressions of Culture, Identity and Meaning in Tourism
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Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Conservation and development
Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Conservation and development
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The Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems
This volume reviews recent research on effective support to improve smallholder livelihoods.
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Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation and (Re)presentation
This book introduces researchers, students and practitioners to a range of interesting and complex debates regarding the political and social implications of cultural tourism in a changing world.
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World Heritage Sites and Tourism: Global and Local Relations
This volume, drawing upon a wide range of international cases relating to some 33 World Heritage Sites, reveals the multiple dimensions of the relations that exist between the sites and local communities.
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Travelling Languages: Culture, Communication and Translation in a Mobile World
Based on the commonly held assumption that we now live in a world that is ‘on the move’, with growing opportunities for both real and virtual travel and the blurring of boundaries between previously defined places, societies and ...
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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: The Environment and Humankind
On the human side good health, familiarity, culture, mythology and ideals can play significant roles in making places appear full of light and life. On the natural side there are 'environments of persistent appeal' (Tuan 1974:114), ...
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The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies
In Michael Smith and Luis Guarnizo (Eds.), Transnationalism from Below (pp. 291–313). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. ... In Valene Smith and Maryann Brent (Eds.), Hosts and Guests Revisited (pp. 80–92).
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Red Star Line: Cruises, 1895-1934
Red Star Line: Cruises, 1895-1934
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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: The Environment and Humankind
( 1992 ) Humanistic and Behavioural Geography in Italy , Pisa : Pacini Editore . ... Pickles , J. ( 1985 ) Phenomenology , Science and Geography : Spatiality and the Human Sciences , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
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The True Dynamics of Life
To read this book you are going to need a passion for the truth. Mike Robinson uses words as a trigger to take you on an inner journey to realise this truth for yourself.
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Festivals and Tourism: Marketing, Management and Evaluation
Using a wide range of international cases from a diverse range of festival and events this back provides critical perspectives on the marketing, management and evaluation of festivals and their...
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Tourism at the Olympic Games: Visiting the World
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change.