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Special Section: Local Perspectives on African Tourism

Understanding tourism consciousness through habitus: perspectives of ‘poor’ black South Africans

Comprendre la conscience du tourisme à travers l’habitus: perspectives des Sud-Africains noirs ‘pauvres’

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Pages 322-347 | Received 03 Aug 2018, Accepted 21 Aug 2019, Published online: 04 Oct 2019

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