Bali and Beyond: Explorations in the Anthropology of Tourism (Asian Anthropologies) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Shinji Yamashita (Author), J. S. Eades (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1571813276 | ISBN-13: 978-1571813275 | Publication Date: April 2002 | Edition: illustrated edition

Based on field research carried out over two decades, the author surveys the development of the anthropology of tourism and its significance, using case studies drawn from Indonesia, New Guinea and Japan. He argues that tourism, once seen as rather peripheral by anthropologists, has to be treated as a phenomenon of major importance, both because of the size of the flows of people and capital involved, and because it is one of the major sites in which the meeting and hybridization of culture takes place. Tourism, he suggests, leads not to the destruction of local cultures, as many critics have implied, but rather to the emergence of new cultural forms.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" - a succinct and thoughtful description and analysis of the development and haracter of Bali's 'touristic culture' - this is an excellent book for a student readerhip. It renders in straightforward language some quite difficult concepts." * Anthropos This well-written, readable, and concise book forms an excellent introduction to the relationship between culture and tourism.A" * Focaal " - there is much to enjoy in this book; the writing is uncomplicated, lively and engaging: the conclusions are both daring and thought-provoking. Above all, thee is the author's readiness to engage with cross-cultural comparison in a theoretically driven and explicit way." * Social Anthropology --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Shinji Yamashita is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tokyo. J.S. Eades is Professor of Anthropology at the College for Asian Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Berghahn Books; illustrated edition edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571813276
• ISBN-13: 978-1571813275
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,702,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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