Living With Tourism - Negotiating Identities in a Turkish Village

Informationen zum Autor Hazel Tucker Klappentext An in-depth analysis of the interactions between tourists, the local community and place, this book shows how community ownership and participation in tourism affect the politics of representation and identity and the nature of the tourist experience. "Living with" "Tourism" develops a dynamic notion of culture and tourism sustainability, and provides new insights for scholars of tourism, anthropologists, geographers, and those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this global phenomenon. Zusammenfassung A detailed analysis of the interactions between tourists, the local community and place, this book shows how community ownership and participation in tourism affect the politics of representation and identity and the nature of the tourist experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction  2. Imaging Cappadocia - The Construction of a Tourist Place  3. The Tourists - In Search of Serendipity  4. Continuity and Change - Gender and Production in Göreme  5. A Community in Competition - The Business of Tourism in Göreme  6. Close Encounters - Interactions between Hosts and Guests  7. Romantic Developments - New and Changing Gender Relations Through Tourism  8. Continuation of Göreme as a 'Tourist Site' - Politics of Place and Identity  9. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Hazel Tucker, Tucker Hazel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2003
• EAN: 9780415298568
• ISBN: 978-0-415-29856-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility; Contemporary Geographies of Le; Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, Sports & outdoor recreation, Society and culture: general, Transport: general interest, Tourism industry, Retail and wholesale industries, Sports and Active outdoor recreation