Santa Fe Hispanic culture
Subtitle: preserving identity in a tourist town
By: Andrew Leo Lovato.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe -- Ethnic identity.; Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe -- History.; Santa Fe (N.M.) -- Civilization.
Description: "Lovato reviews Santa Fe's history, from the Anasazi to the present-day tourist boom. In attempting to define the city's cultural identity, he includes excerpts front interviews with some of New Mexico's intelligentsia. Other interviews help examine the Santa Fe Fiesta and the city's identity as an art market. The concluding chapter, which considers tourism's general impact, features discussions of authenticity, the impact of tourism on native cultures, the relationship of tourism to development, and the political dimension of tourism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.