Thinking Through Tourism [Hardcover]

The study of tourism has made key contributions to the study of anthropology. This volume defines the current state of the anthropology of tourism, examining political, economic, ideological and symbolic themes.

An extraordinarily rich collection of case studies illustrate topics as diverse as hospitality, sex and tourism, enchantment, colonial and neo-colonial consumption, and the relation between tourism and gender and ethnic boundaries, as well as questions of global, economic and cultural systems, modernism and nationalism. The book also covers practical and policy issues relating to urban, rural and coastal planning and development.

Thinking through Tourismassesses the enormous potential contribution that analysis of tourism can offer to mainstream anthropological thinking. The volume opens up new avenues for enquiry and is an essential resource for students and scholars of anthropology, geography, tourism, sociology and related disciplines.

Julie Scottis Senior Research Fellow in Culture, Tourism and Development at London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan University.Tom Selwynis Professorial Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Introduction, Tom Selwyn and Julie Scott * 1. Anthropology, Tourism, and Policy, Simone Abrams * 2. The Sex of Tourism, Susan Frohlick * 3. Space, Body, Nation, and Mass Tourism, Hazel Andrews * 3. Second Homes and Nostalgic Nationalism, Julia Harrison * 4. Classic Hospitality: The Benedictine Case, Kevin O'Gorman * 5. Tropical Gardens and Formations of Modernity, David Picard * 6. Enchanted Sites; Pragmatic Interests, Annika Rabo * 7. Neolithic Monuments and Paganism, Kathryn Rountree * 8. Colonial Consumers and Sites of Urban Poverty, Atreyee Sen * 9. The Political Economy of Cultural Revival, Vassiliki Yiakoumaki * Afterword, Jeremy Boissevain and Nelson Graburn