Paradise laborers
Subtitle: hotel work in the global economy
By: Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler.
Contributors: Adler, Peter, 1951-
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ithaca and London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Hotels -- Employees; Hospitality industry -- Employees
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Entering paradise; title: Researching resorts; title: Trapped laborers : new immigrants and locals; title: Transient laborers : seekers and management; title: Transient lifestyles; title: Seasonal laborers; title: Temporal laborers; title: Stratified laborers; title: Careers in paradise : short-term and intermediate; title: Careers in paradise : long-term; title: Understanding paradise labor.