Tourism consumption and representation
Subtitle: narratives of place and self
By: edited by Kevin Meethan, Alison Anderson and Steve Miles.
Contributors: Meethan, Kevin.; Anderson, Alison, 1965-; Miles, Steven.
Publisher: CABI Pub.; Cabi; CABI
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Wallingford, UK; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780851996783
Subjects: Tourism -- Social aspects; Tourism -- Economic aspects; Geographical perception; Consumption (Economics); Economics -- Sociological aspects
Description: This book addresses some new developments in approaches towards tourism analysis that focus on the interface between the production and consumption of tourist space, the narratives that are created around specific sites and specific forms of tourist activity, and the ways in which these are created, picked up, modified and incorporated into the narratives of self-hood that people weave around their lives and the identities of the places in which they live. The 15 chapters in this volume reflect important shifts that have occurred in contemporary society and the tourism studies field. These involve the processes of globalization, leading to increased flows of people and cultures around the world, increased individualism and consumerism and new information technologies. The book draws on a range of examples from Australia, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and Central America. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of tourism, sociology and social anthropology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Narratives of place and self / Kevin Meethan; title: Disjunctures in nationalist rhetoric at Ireland's Brú na Bóinne visitor centre / Stacey Lynn Camp; title: Ruining the dream? The challenge of tourism at Angkor, Cambodia / Tim Winter; title: Archaeology under the canopy : imagining the Maya of El Pilar / Anabel Ford and Megan Havrda; title: Sensing place, consuming space : changing visitor experiences of the Great Barrier Reef / Celmara Pocock; title: Production and consumption of wildlife icons : dolphin tourism at Monkey Mia, Western Australia / Amanda J. Smith, Diane Lee, David Newsome and Natalie Stoeckl; title: Teppich-swingers and skibums : differential experiences of ski tourism in the Tirolean Alps / Jacqueline McGibbon; title: Consuming images : young female Japanese tourists in Bali, Indonesia / Mika Toyota; title: Gender creation in travelling, or the art of transforming an adventuress / Torun Elsrud; title: More than just a tourist : distinction, old age and the selective consumption of tourist space / Caroline Oliver; title: Consuming pleasures : package tourists in Mallorca / Hazel Andrews; title: Narratives of sexuality, identity and relationships in leisure and tourism places / Annette Pritchard and Nigel Morgan; title: Modernist anthropology, ethnic tourism and national identity : the contest for the commodification and consumption of St. Patrick's Day, Montserrat / Jonathan Skinner; title: Selling Celtic Cornwall : changing markets and meanings? / Amy Hale; title: Creating the tourist destination : narrating the 'undiscovered' and the paradox of consumption / Richard Voase.