Coping with tourists : European reactions to mass tourism / edited by Jeremy Boissevain.

Contributor(s):

Boissevain, Jeremy

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New directions in anthropology ; v. 1Publication details: Providence, RI : Berghahn Books, c1996.Description: viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

1571818782
1571819002

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.4791 BOI

Contents:

Contested territories : the politics of touristic development at the shrine of El Rocío in Southwestern Andalusia / Mary M. Crain -- Tourism and self-consciousness in a South Spanish coastal community / Antonio Miguel Nogués Pedregal -- A case of neglect? The politics of (re)presentation : a Sardinian case / Peter Odermatt -- Negotiating the tourist gaze : the example of Malta / Annabel Black -- Philoxenia receiving tourists - but not guests - on a Greek island / Cornélia Zarkia -- Reactions to tourism : a view from the deep green heart of France / Simone A. Abram -- Dealing with fish and tourists : a case study from Northern Norway / Roel Puijk -- The social construction of Mokum : tourism and the quest for local identity in Amsterdam / Heidi Dahles

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	338.4791 BOI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000275405

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Once content to sunbathe and follow guides and established itineraries, tourists are increasingly seeking authentic culture. This is taking them into the private areas and zones to which the locals retire in order to escape the tourist gaze, creating tensions between the two groups. Based on recent anthropological field studies, this book describes how European communities dependant on tourism have been affected by the commoditization of their culture and explores the ways they cope with the constant attention of outsiders. The collection demonstrates both varied and skillful ways in which individuals and communities react to and cope with the impact of decades of mass tourism on their lives and values, thus throwing new light onto questions of identity, boundary maintenance and cultural adjustment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (p. vii)
Introduction (p. 1)
1 Contested Territories: The Politics of Touristic Development at the Shrine of El Rocío in Southwestern Andalusia (p. 27)
2 Tourism and Self-Consciousness in a South Spanish Coastal Community (p. 56)
3 A Case of Neglect?: The Politics of (Re) Presentation: A Sardinian Case (p. 84)
4 Negotiating the Tourist Gaze: The Example of Malta (p. 112)
5 Philoxenia: Receiving Tourists -- but Not Guests -- on a Greek Island (p. 143)
6 Reactions to Tourism: A View from the Deep Green Heart of France (p. 174)
7 Dealing with Fish and Tourists: A Case Study from Northern Norway (p. 204)
8 The Social Construction of Mokum: Tourism and the Quest for Local Identity in Amsterdam (p. 227)
Postlude (p. 247)
Notes on Contributors (p. 255)
Index (p. 257)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jeremy Boissevain (1928-2015) was Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam where he taught from 1966 to 1993. His many activities included the directing of CARE programs in the Philippines, Japan, India and Malta and teaching appointments in Canada, the United States, England and Malta.