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Malta's recent independence was achieved despite a confusion of
internal conflicts which must appear puzzling to the outsider.
Socialists and Nationalists clash both with each other, and with a
Church whose authority is almost medieval. Dr Boissevain has lived
for more than two years in Malta and has studied at first hand the
conflicting groups in the villages. He examines the importance of
the cults of saints and the bitter rivalry between them. The clash
of the Church and Labour clubs within the villages and the
difficult role of the parish priest are analysed in the framework
of Maltese ecclesiastical and secular politics. Both in its vivid
description of village festive and political life and in the
careful analysis of conflicts and factions, the book makes an
important contribution to political anthropology.
Drawing on field research in Malta, Sicily, and among Italian
emigrants in Canada, this book explores the social influence of the
Mediterranean climate and the legacy of ethnic and religious
conflict from the past five decades. Case studies illustrate the
complexity of daily life not only in the region but also in more
remote academe, by analyzing the effects of fierce family loyalty,
emigration, and the social consequences of factionalism, patronage,
and the friends-of-friends networks that are widespread in the
region. Several chapters discuss the social and environmental
impact of mass tourism, how locals cope, and the paradoxical
increase in religious pageantry and public celebrations. The
discussions echo changes in the region and the related development
of the author's own interests and engagement with prevailing issues
through his career.
Once content to sunbathe and follow guides and established
itineraries, tourists are increasingly seeking authentic culture.
This is taking them into the private areas and zones to which the
locals retire in order to escape the tourist gaze, creating
tensions between the two groups. Based on recent anthropological
field studies, this book describes how European communities
dependant on tourism have been affected by the commoditization of
their culture and explores the ways they cope with the constant
attention of outsiders. The collection demonstrates both varied and
skillful ways in which individuals and communities react to and
cope with the impact of decades of mass tourism on their lives and
values, thus throwing new light onto questions of identity,
boundary maintenance and cultural adjustment.
Once content to sunbathe and follow guides and established
itineraries, tourists are increasingly seeking authentic culture.
This is taking them into the private areas and zones to which the
locals retire in order to escape the tourist gaze, creating
tensions between the two groups. Based on recent anthropological
field studies, this book describes how European communities
dependant on tourism have been affected by the commoditization of
their culture and explores the ways they cope with the constant
attention of outsiders. The collection demonstrates both varied and
skillful ways in which individuals and communities react to and
cope with the impact of decades of mass tourism on their lives and
values, thus throwing new light onto questions of identity,
boundary maintenance and cultural adjustment.
Malta's recent independence was achieved despite a confusion of
internal conflicts which must appear puzzling to the outsider.
Socialists and Nationalists clash both with each other, and with a
Church whose authority is almost medieval. Dr Boissevain has lived
for more than two years in Malta and has studied at first hand the
conflicting groups in the villages. He examines the importance of
the cults of saints and the bitter rivalry between them. The clash
of the Church and Labour clubs within the villages and the
difficult role of the parish priest are analysed in the framework
of Maltese ecclesiastical and secular politics. Both in its vivid
description of village festive and political life and in the
careful analysis of conflicts and factions, the book makes an
important contribution to political anthropology.
This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political,
and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the
world. The starting point of each chapter is the ethnographic study
of one particular place. However, the authors are also concerned
with wider regional, national, and global forces which shape and
influence the local economies and societies under review. Although
most of the essays focus on the European coastline, the book is
intended to have implications for other geographical areas. In most
parts of the world, coastal settlements and contexts are changing
rapidly and markedly. These contexts are routinely characterised by
conflict between different interest groups contesting the ownership
and control of the foreshore and its resources. One of the threads
running through the volume is that coastal regions are often sites
of fishing and related 'traditional' activities. The chapters
discuss the relationships between traditional stakeholders, such as
fishermen and local residents, and new stakeholders including new
residents, second-home owners, tourists and tourism property
developers, and fish farm managers as they vie for status,
influence, and ultimately for space on the foreshore. The
underlying preoccupation of the volume as a whole is the extent of
penetration and transformation resulting from the onward march of
capitalism and the market system in the coastal locations studied.
This is the second publication in the MARE Publication Series
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