Abstract
The introductory chapter traces tourism conceptually and historically, and provides a theoretical review of the anthropology of tourism from its gestation in 1974. It locates the ethnographic case studies that follow within a literature of front and back stage tropes and tourist imaginaries, and highlights their positioning of tourism as co-constructed and imagined within state development policies and global structures. At a time when the tourism industry is “overbooked, " creating a backlash to tourism across the planet, a case is made that this is a perfect moment for an anthropology of tourism that recognizes and troubles the imaginaries of our travel bucket lists.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Front and Back Stage of Tourism Performance |
Subtitle of host publication | Imaginaries and Bucket List Venues |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429792182 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- General Business, Management and Accounting