Envisioning eden : mobilizing imaginaries in tourism and beyond
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Envisioning eden : mobilizing imaginaries in tourism and beyond
(New directions in anthropology, v. 31)
Berghahn Books, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index
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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.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Foreword: Circulating Culture
by Edward Bruner
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Preparing a Roadmap
Chapter 2. Two Destinations, One Destiny
Chapter 3. 'Seducation'
Chapter 4. Imaging and Imagining Other Worlds
Chapter 5. Guiding Roles and Rules
Chapter 6. Fantasy Meets Reality
Chapter 7. Coming Home
Bibliography
Index
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