Touring ethnicity, race and multiculturalism in urban contexts

The study of tourism and leisure, once disparaged in the social sciences as a topic unworthy of analysis, is finally getting the attention it deserves. In an increasingly post-industrial, neo-liberal, service economy, tourism and leisure practices have the potential to transform, for good or ill, local social lives. This article examines three recently published books that critically address tourism and leisure in urban contexts and how these practices intersect with multiculturalism, race and ethnicity.