Global Tourism Cultural Heritage and Economic Encounters Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series 1st Edition by Sarah Lyon, Christian Wells ISBN 978-0759120914 0759120919

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ISBN 10: 0759120919

ISBN 13: 978-0759120914

Author:  Sarah M. Lyon, E. Christian Wells

Global tourism is perhaps the largest scale movement of goods, services, and people in history. Consequently, it is a significant catalyst for economic development and sociopolitical change. While tourism increasingly accounts for ever greater segments of national economies, the consequences of this growth for intercultural interaction are diverse and uncertain. The proliferation of tourists also challenges classic theoretical descriptions of just what an economy is. What are the commodities being consumed? What is the division of labor between producers and clients in creating the value of tourist exchanges? How do culture, power, and history shape these interactions? What are the prospects for sustainable tourism? How is cultural heritage being shaped by tourists around the world? These critical questions inspired this volume in which the contributors explore the connections among economy, sustainability, heritage, and identity that tourism and related processes makes explicit. The volume moves beyond the limits of place-specific discussions, case studies, and best practice examples. Accordingly, it is organized according to three overarching themes: exploring dimensions of cultural heritage, the multi-faceted impacts of tourism on both hosts and guests, and the nature of touristic encounters. Based on ethnographic and archaeological research conducted in distinct locations, the contributors’ conclusions and theoretical arguments reach far beyond the limits of isolated case studies. Together, they contribute to a new synthesis for the anthropology of tourism while simultaneously demonstrating how emerging theories of the economics of tourism can lead to the rethinking of traditionally non-touristic enterprises―from farming to medical occupations.

Table of contents: 

Ch01 Ethnographies of Global Tourism

Part I: Cultural Heritage
Ch02 Shifting Values and Meanings of Heritage
Ch03 Mayanizing Tourism on Roatán Island Honduras
Ch04 Shaping Heritage to Serve Development

Part II: Economic Encounters in Touristic Spheres
Ch05 Of Sales Pitches and Speech Genres
Ch06 Tourism as Transaction
Ch07 Spiritual Spaces Marginal Places
Ch08 Becoming Tongan Again
Ch09 Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment

Part III: Redefining Tourism’s Impact
Ch10 Sacrificing Cultural Capital for Sustainability
Ch11 Reproductive Tourism
Ch12 The Uses of Ecotourism
Ch13 Who Owns Ecotourism?
Ch14 The Effects of Tourism and Western Consumption on the Gendered Production and Distribution of Bogolan

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