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

Luis Galanes Valldejuli is professor of anthropology in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey.

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, 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