Produção bibliográfica em Turismo no Brasil

Abstract

This article arises the problem of the little amount of scientific books in tourism edited in Brazil, bringing a survey of the available titles in libraries and book stores. It tries to explain the fact from a sociohistorical approach demonstrating that reading never was a spread habit in brazilian society, that books are very expensive and that, lately, photocopy has helped to discourage even more writers and editors. It proposes several possible solutions which could, together, help changing this state of the art.