Tourism and Language in Vieques - An Ethnography of the Post-Navy Period

In Tourism and Language in Vieques, Luis Galanes-Valldejuli examines the fractured and heteroglossic dimensions of the Viequenses voice in direct relation to the occupation of the island from 1941 to 2003 and the tourism that became a primary driver of the economy in the post-Navy period.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Tourism
Chapter 2: Land
Chapter 3: Work
Chapter 4: Language, the Imaginary and Tourism
Chapter 5: Race
Chapter 6: Decontamination, Reparations, Health and Crime Issues
Chapter 7: The Future of Vieques

About the author

By Luis Galanes Valldejuli

Summary

In Tourism and Language in Vieques, Luis Galanes-Valldejuli examines the fractured and heteroglossic dimensions of the Viequenses voice in direct relation to the occupation of the island from 1941 to 2003 and the tourism that became a primary driver of the economy in the post-Navy period.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Galanes Valldejuli
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781498555418
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5541-8
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Anthropology of Tourism: Herit; The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society; The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Tourism industry, Hospitality and service industries