Where Asia smiles : an ethnography of Philippine tourism

Author(s)

• Ness, Sally Ann Allen

Bibliographic Information

Where Asia smiles : an ethnography of Philippine tourism

Sally Ann Ness

（Contemporary ethnography series）

University of Pennsylvania Press, c2003

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-295) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780812218268

Description

Where Asia Smiles offers an understanding of tourism and its cultural consequences that is neither a lament at the arrival of tourists nor an endorsement of the industry as a blanket resolution of social ills in "underdeveloped" places. Examining the relationship of tourism to cultural identity and practice in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, Sally Ness observes and documents what is at stake for various actors who have entirely different objectives in the creation of a new cultural landscape. Ness takes an approach that emphasizes the relationship of tourism to the idea of home and the cultivation of all that home supports. Without forcing an interpretation, she draws from her own remembrances and hesitations to explore the ways one is obliged to live within the presence of this geocultural reality. Based on twelve months of research conducted in the 1990s, the study tracks the development of tourism during a time when the industry was growing faster in the Asian and Pacific Islands than anywhere else in the world. Ness focuses on individuals and families engaged in three types of tourism development: family-owned beach resorts, urban economy hotels, and a government-developed tourism estate. With great sensitivity to detail, she records the insights of those dealing with tourism in their home territories, observing closely the cultural consequences of tourism's particular way of operating at one unique developing location.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations A Note About Pseudonyms Preface PART ONE: ORIENTATION 1. Tourism and Culture 2. Davao Arrival 3. Davao Understandings of Tourism PART TWO: GLOBAL ENTERPRISES 4. The Excessive Destination: Pearl Farm Beach Resort 5. Pearl Farm Beach Resort: Tourate Perspectives 6. The Flagship Destination: Samal Island Tourism Estate 7. The Samal Island Tourism Estate: Tourate Perspectives PART THREE: LOCAL AMUSEMENTS 8. The Home Away from Home: Marjorie's Inn 9. Local Expressions of Leisure: Beach Parks 10. Conclusion Notes References Index Acknowledgments

Volume

ISBN 9780812236859

Description

Where Asia Smiles offers an understanding of tourism and its cultural consequences that is neither a lament at the arrival of tourists nor an endorsement of the industry as a blanket resolution of social ills in "underdeveloped" places. Examining the relationship of tourism to cultural identity and practice in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, Sally Ness observes and documents what is at stake for various actors who have entirely different objectives in the creation of a new cultural landscape. Ness takes an approach that emphasizes the relationship of tourism to the idea of home and the cultivation of all that home supports. Without forcing an interpretation, she draws from her own remembrances and hesitations to explore the ways one is obliged to live within the presence of this geocultural reality. Based on twelve months of research conducted in the 1990s, the study tracks the development of tourism during a time when the industry was growing faster in the Asian and Pacific Islands than anywhere else in the world. Ness focuses on individuals and families engaged in three types of tourism development: family-owned beach resorts, urban economy hotels, and a government-developed tourism estate. With great sensitivity to detail, she records the insights of those dealing with tourism in their home territories, observing closely the cultural consequences of tourism's particular way of operating at one unique developing location.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations A Note About Pseudonyms Preface PART ONE: ORIENTATION 1. Tourism and Culture 2. Davao Arrival 3. Davao Understandings of Tourism PART TWO: GLOBAL ENTERPRISES 4. The Excessive Destination: Pearl Farm Beach Resort 5. Pearl Farm Beach Resort: Tourate Perspectives 6. The Flagship Destination: Samal Island Tourism Estate 7. The Samal Island Tourism Estate: Tourate Perspectives PART THREE: LOCAL AMUSEMENTS 8. The Home Away from Home: Marjorie's Inn 9. Local Expressions of Leisure: Beach Parks 10. Conclusion Notes References Index Acknowledgments

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Details

• NCID: BA61247237
• ISBN:
  • 0812236858
  • 0812218264
• LCCN: 2002028503
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 300 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10090455