Tourism consumption and representation : narratives of place and self
This book addresses some new developments in approaches towards tourism analysis that focus on the interface between the production and consumption of tourist space, the narratives that are created around specific sites and specific forms of tourist activity, and the ways in which these are created, picked up, modified and incorporated into the narratives of self-hood that people weave around their lives and the identities of the places in which they live. The 15 chapters in this volume reflect important shifts that have occurred in contemporary society and the tourism studies field. These involve the processes of globalization, leading to increased flows of people and cultures around the world, increased individualism and consumerism and new information technologies. The book draws on a range of examples from Australia, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and Central America. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of tourism, sociology and social anthropology
xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780851996783, 0851996787
69013525
Introduction : Narratives of place and self / Kevin Meethan
Disjunctures in nationalist rhetoric at Ireland's Brú na Bóinne visitor centre / Stacey Lynn Camp
Ruining the dream? The challenge of tourism at Angkor, Cambodia / Tim Winter
Archaeology under the canopy : imagining the Maya of El Pilar / Anabel Ford and Megan Havrda
Sensing place, consuming space : changing visitor experiences of the Great Barrier Reef / Celmara Pocock
Production and consumption of wildlife icons : dolphin tourism at Monkey Mia, Western Australia / Amanda J. Smith, Diane Lee, David Newsome and Natalie Stoeckl
Teppich-swingers and skibums : differential experiences of ski tourism in the Tirolean Alps / Jacqueline McGibbon
Consuming images : young female Japanese tourists in Bali, Indonesia / Mika Toyota
Gender creation in travelling, or the art of transforming an adventuress / Torun Elsrud
More than just a tourist : distinction, old age and the selective consumption of tourist space / Caroline Oliver
Consuming pleasures : package tourists in Mallorca / Hazel Andrews
Narratives of sexuality, identity and relationships in leisure and tourism places / Annette Pritchard and Nigel Morgan
Modernist anthropology, ethnic tourism and national identity : the contest for the commodification and consumption of St. Patrick's Day, Montserrat / Jonathan Skinner
Selling Celtic Cornwall : changing markets and meanings? / Amy Hale
Creating the tourist destination : narrating the 'undiscovered' and the paradox of consumption / Richard Voase
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