You can see them cruising for Indian art in Santa Fe, waiting for
Old Faithful at Yellowstone, or pausing for shrimp cocktails on San
Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. The American West attracts
vacationers of every stripe, who comb its varied landscapes for the
ultimate trip. And for better or worse, those who come to see this
multifaceted region have changed what they have come to see.
"Seeing and Being Seen" explores the history of tourism in the
American West and examines its effects on both the tourists and the
places and people they visit. Scholars from the humanities, social
sciences, and business-Patricia Nelson Limerick, Hal Rothman, and
others-join government and National Park Service professionals to
investigate the dilemmas that tourism poses for western
communities, from economic and environmental questions to cultural
change.
The selections are organized around three broad topics:
scholarly perceptions of tourism, tourists, and those toured upon;
tourism in its historical context, including an assessment of its
cultural impact on communities and on tourists themselves; and the
history and impact of tourism on the West's national parks, with
particular emphasis on efforts to maintain the delicate balance
between natural preservation and public enjoyment.
These essays cover the span of tourism history, from
early-twentieth-century "See America First" campaigns to the
problematic place of automobiles in national parks today. They also
pay special attention to policy choices that the growth of tourism
sometimes forces on communities, as towns try to bounce back from
failed economies by capitalizing on an "Old West" image--or even,
in the case of Kellogg, Idaho, "Old Bavarian."
In response, the authors offer suggestions by which communities
can begin to make rational choices about the role and place of
tourism in their lives. "Seeing and Being Seen" is
enlightening--and necessary--reading for scholars, policy makers,
residents of the West, and even tourists themselves.
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