The Brokered Image - Material Culture and Identity in the Stubaital

This book presents the 'brokered image,' a constructed identity influenced by tourism and the global economy, expressed through a variety of displays and performances in rural Tyrol. This image of old world simplicity complicates interactions between and among hosts and guests as evidenced in this small mountain village in Austria.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 The Brokered Image: An Introduction Chapter 4 Theories of Identity in Anthropological Discourse Chapter 5 Metaphor, Identity and the Brokered Image Chapter 6 Tethered Memories: The Image of Die Bauern in Two Tyrolean Museums Chapter 7 Theories of Material Culture in Museum Settings Chapter 8 Redefining Public and Private Space: Tourist Season in Rural Tyrol Chapter 9 Contrasting Identities: Interior and Exterior Expressions of "Tyrolness" Chapter 10 Conclusion: Image Brokering and the Postmodern Peasant Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index

About the author

Kelli Ann Costa is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies, Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire.

Product details

• Authors: Kelli Ann Costa, Costa Kelli Ann
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.2001
• EAN: 9780761820116
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-2011-6
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 222 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries