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Many books exist on various aspects of event management, reflecting growing academic and professional interest, but there has not been a book written on Event Studies until now. As the event management field expands, there is a growth in demand for advanced texts, particularly with a multidisciplinary research and theoretical orientation. Event Studies is the first text to embrace this new direction in the field of event management providing:
* Students and practitioners with an explanation of why planned events are important from a social/cultural, economic and environmental perspective.
* Readers with an understanding of how various disciplines and other professional fields view planned events, and the contributions they make to understanding events.
* Research students with a detailed evaluation of research issues and challenges, and of methodologies and theories applicable to event studies. The bibliography is extensive and numerous research examples are provided.
* Professionals with a tool to expand their knowledge well beyond the art and science of producing events to include the philosophical and scientific foundations of event studies.
For the event management student, and for professionals, Event Studies provides the necessary body of knowledge and theoretical /methodological underpinnings on the subject of planned events.
* The only comprehensive text on event studies, which includes theoretical and methodological discussion
* Provides a detailed overview of published research, an evaluation of research themes pertinent to events, disciplinary perspectives, and identification of research questions
* Provides a framework for understanding and creating knowledge about special events
* Students and practitioners with an explanation of why planned events are important from a social/cultural, economic and environmental perspective.
* Readers with an understanding of how various disciplines and other professional fields view planned events, and the contributions they make to understanding events.
* Research students with a detailed evaluation of research issues and challenges, and of methodologies and theories applicable to event studies. The bibliography is extensive and numerous research examples are provided.
* Professionals with a tool to expand their knowledge well beyond the art and science of producing events to include the philosophical and scientific foundations of event studies.
For the event management student, and for professionals, Event Studies provides the necessary body of knowledge and theoretical /methodological underpinnings on the subject of planned events.
* The only comprehensive text on event studies, which includes theoretical and methodological discussion
* Provides a detailed overview of published research, an evaluation of research themes pertinent to events, disciplinary perspectives, and identification of research questions
* Provides a framework for understanding and creating knowledge about special events
About the Author
Don Getz is a Professor in the Tourism and Hospitality Management Program, Haskayne School of Business, the University of Calgary. Don is an ongoing Visiting Professor of Events Management at Griffith University in Australia, and also an ongoing Visiting Professor at Sheffield- Hallam University. His ongoing research involves event-related issues (e.g. management, event tourism, events & culture) and special-interest tourism (e.g. wine). Recent books include Event Management & Event Tourism and Explore Wine Tourism: Management, Development, Destinations. He co-founded and is a member of the Editorial Board for Event Management (an international journal).
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Format:Paperback
The book was in great condition
It had everything I needed in it! (a Degree in Events Management)
Do not use if you want to plan event, more if you want to understand the higher theoretical concpets of management in relation to events.
It had everything I needed in it! (a Degree in Events Management)
Do not use if you want to plan event, more if you want to understand the higher theoretical concpets of management in relation to events.
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Donald Getz may be the WORST author ever
13 July 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
Anyone that is stuck taking a course that requires this book:
I feel sorry for you. Donald Getz has to be the worst author that I have ever had the misfortune to attempt to read. I suggest drinking two pots of coffee and three 5 hour energies before sitting down and attempting to read even one page of this mindnumbingly boring drivel.
I have no idea why anyone would hate students enough to publish this book let alone assign it to someone to read. I could not get more than two or three paragraphs along without wanting to stab a fork in my eye so I could have an excuse to stop. I found myself fantasizing about different ways that Donald Getz should be tortured to make up for the amount of torture I was going through while trying to read this.
If this is an elective course, I HIGHLY SUGGEST dropping it right now and if it is a required class like mine was, well I wish you the best.
Just so this is not an entirely negative review and to end it on a good note, at least the book did not kill me from boredom or put me into a coma (it just made me wish that it did).
I feel sorry for you. Donald Getz has to be the worst author that I have ever had the misfortune to attempt to read. I suggest drinking two pots of coffee and three 5 hour energies before sitting down and attempting to read even one page of this mindnumbingly boring drivel.
I have no idea why anyone would hate students enough to publish this book let alone assign it to someone to read. I could not get more than two or three paragraphs along without wanting to stab a fork in my eye so I could have an excuse to stop. I found myself fantasizing about different ways that Donald Getz should be tortured to make up for the amount of torture I was going through while trying to read this.
If this is an elective course, I HIGHLY SUGGEST dropping it right now and if it is a required class like mine was, well I wish you the best.
Just so this is not an entirely negative review and to end it on a good note, at least the book did not kill me from boredom or put me into a coma (it just made me wish that it did).
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