Essays and case studies by anthropologists provide insight into
what measures might be necessary to mitigate the potentially
harmful effects of tourism on host communities.
Anthropologists and other social scientists have only recently
undertaken systematic studies of modern tourism. The need for such
research is apparent given the fact that the travel and tourism
industry has become one of the largest industries in the world.
Major cities, entire countries, and even some of the most seemingly
remote places on the globe have become increasingly dependent on
attracting tourists to their locales. The transformations that are
occurring as a result of tourism are not solely economic -- tourism
can bring about profound cultural changes, can have important
consequences for a region's ethnic and historic identity, and can
produce significant social and political transformations to host
communities. Few human activities have such great potential as does
tourism for exposing on a personal level the considerable
inequalities that do exist between people, particularly between
people of different countries and different color.
Tourism and Culture provides detailed case studies that explore
the complexity of modern tourism relationships. The book challenges
the often assumed primacy of the relationships between "hosts" and
their "guests", arguing that virtually all forms of tourism are
mediated by parties who stand outside of such immediate
relationships. Individual contributions to the book describe
tourism developments in specific locales, offering a variety of
perspectives on both positive and negative human consequences of
the industry. Another unique feature of the book is its focus
onapplied anthropology, with many of the contributors describing
their direct involvement in the critical assessment or development
of tourism activities in different parts of the world.
General
| Imprint: |
State University of New York Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
SUNY series in Advances in Applied Anthropology |
| Release date: |
July 1997 |
| First published: |
August 1997 |
| Editors: |
Erve Chambers
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7914-3428-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-7914-3428-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780791434284 |
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