This special box set collection includes four volumes from the esteemed Tourism Social Science Series . Each book presents the personal histories of some of the world’s leading tourism scholars, many of whom pioneered the field. This is a unique collection of personal experiences and is a literary celebration of the global community of scholars - current and future - working in tourism. The stories reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors’ choice of tourism as a specialization. The books in this Tourism Social Science Series ( TSSSeries ) are intended to systematically and cumulatively contribute to the formation, embodiment, and advancement of knowledge in the field of tourism. This is a valuable piece of tourism literature covering areas including anthropology, sociology, geography, economics, advanced marketing and applied psychology, philosophy of education, social science analysis, tourism marketing research and management. Includes: The Study of Tourism: Anthropological and Sociological Beginnings, Edited by Dennison Nash, ISBN: 9780080442402, The Discovery of Tourism, Edited by Stephen L.J. Smith, ISBN: 9781849507400/The Study of Tourism: Foundations from Psychology, Edited by Philip L. Pearce ISBN: 9781849507424/The Discovery of Tourism Economics, Edited by Larry Dwyer, ISBN: 9780857246813.