An Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology

ISBN-13: 9780415186261 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 208 str.

Peter Burns;Peter Burns

Opis

An explanation of how anthropology is the window through which tourism dynamics may be properly analysed and evaluated. Starting with an overview of the development of anthropology as a social science, the author moves on to examine: the definition and characteristics of tourism; definitions and typologies of tourists; tourism and culture; key themes and writers in the anthropology of tourism; issues in the anthropology of tourism; globalisation, tourism and anthropology; and the relationship between development and underdevelopment theories and the anthropology of tourism It features international case studies from the UK, USA, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia and Tanzania.

This introductory text explains how anthropology is integral to the study of tourism dynamics. Starting with an overview of the development of anthropology as a social science, the author uses a wealth of international examples, including the UK, USA and Australia, to bring practical relevance to complex theories. With its lucid writing style, summaries, sample questions and suggestions for further reading, this book will be an invaluable teaching resource in this area.

Recenzje

"An Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology offers an accessible, but stimulating, read for those students and academics with an interest in the fascinating and complex interrelationships between tourism, culture and anthropology...it would serve as an excellent core text for the teaching of specialist units in the field of tourism, anthropology and cultural tourism" Melanie Smith, Information Technologies and Tourism Vol 2 1999

'For those of us teaching courses on the anthropology of tourism, Prof. Peter M. Burns has done is a great service by writing the first accessible, inexpensive, systematic text in the field.' - Tim Wallace, Tourism, Culture and Communication

Spis treści

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. Anthropology, Tourism and Tourists Chapter 1. Anthropology Chapter 2. Tourism Chapter 3. Tourists Chapter 4. Culture Part 2. Anthropology of Tourism, Globalisation and Development Chapter 5. The Anthroplogy of Tourism Chapter 6. Issues in the Anthropology of Tourism Chapter 7. Globalisation, Tourism and Hospitality Chapter 8. Charting Development Thinking Bibliography

O autorze

Peter Burns is Head of Tourism and Leisure at the University of Luton