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The geography of tourism production: Uneven disciplinary development?

Sheela Agarwal School of Leisure and Food Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
,
Rick Ball Local Economy Research Division of Geography, Staffordshire University, UK
,
Gareth Shaw Department of Geography, University of Exeter, UK
&
Allan M. Williams Department of Geography, University of Exeter, UK
Pages 241-263 | Published online: 05 Nov 2010

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