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Current Issues in Tourism Volume 12, 2009 - Issue 5-6: ANIMALS IN THE TOURISM AND LEISURE EXPERIENCE
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Wildlife tourism in semi-captive settings: a case study of elephant camps in northern Thailand

Nick Kontogeorgopoulos International Political Economy, University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner Street, Tacoma, WA, 98416, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 429-449 | Received 30 Jun 2008, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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