Ecotourism and Cultural Production [electronic resource] : An Anthropology of Indigenous Spaces in Ecuador /
Davidov, V.author.
Ecotourism is a unique facet of globalization, promising the possibility of reconciling the juggernaut of development with ecological/cultural conservation. Davidov offers a comparative analysis of the issue using a case study of indigenous Kichwa people of Ecuador and their interactions with globalization and transnational systems.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgemnets; Introduction: Two Museums; 1 Historical Foundations and Contemporary Dimensions of Kichwa Ecotoursim; 2 Ecotourism: Nature, Culture, and Ethnocentrism; 3 Ecoturismo in Ecuador: An Ethnohistorical Account of Rainforests, Indians, and Oil; 4 Consuming and (Re)Producing Alterity: Snapshots, Stories, and Souvenirs; 5 In Their Own Words: Ecotourism in Lowland Kichwa Communities; 6 Shamans and "Shams"; 7 Curating Culture: The Case of the Ethnographic Museum at Chichico Rumi; Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix I: Notes on Methods and Sample Interview QuestionsNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-253) and index.
Ecotourism is a unique facet of globalization, promising the possibility of reconciling the juggernaut of development with ecological/cultural conservation. Davidov offers a comparative analysis of the issue using a case study of indigenous Kichwa people of Ecuador and their interactions with globalization and transnational systems.
Tourism.
Management.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Ethnography.
Anthropology.
Ethnology.
Tourism Management.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Ethnography.
Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Social Anthropology.