Envisioning Eden: Mobilizing Imaginaries in Tourism and Beyond

Envisioning Eden: Mobilizing Imaginaries in Tourism and Beyond
ISBN-10
1845456610
ISBN-13
9781845456610
Category
Social Science
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2010-11-01
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Author
Noel B. Salazar

Description

As tourism service standards become more homogeneous, travel destinations worldwide are conforming yet still trying to maintain, or even increase, their distinctiveness. Based on more than two years of fieldwork in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Arusha, Tanzania, this book offers an in-depth investigation of the local-to-global dynamics of contemporary tourism. Each destination offers examples that illustrate how tour guide narratives and practices are informed by widely circulating imaginaries of the past as well as personal imaginings of the future.

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