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Cultural tourism in Latin America : the politics of space and imagery /

Cultural tourism has become an important source of revenue for Latin American countries, especially in the Andes and Meso-America. This book analyses its effects and the processes of cultural change it provokes in local societies.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baud, Michiel, 1952-, Ypeij, Johanna Louisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Latin America studies ; 96.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cultural tourism in Latin America : an introduction / Michiel Baud and Annelou Ypeij
  • Tourism, folklore and the emergence of regional and national identities / Zoila S. Mendoza
  • The 'three roots' of Panama's cultural heritage : the construction of racial and national identities in theme parks / Carla Guerrón Montero
  • Through the othering gaze : Yucatecan trova music and 'the tourist' in Yucatán, Mexico / Gabriela Vargas-Cetina
  • 'A symbol of wisdom and love'? : counter-cultural tourism and the multiple faces of María Sabina in Huautla, Oaxaca / Ben Feinberg
  • Sacamefotos and tejedoras : frontstage performance and backstage meaning in a Peruvian context / Beatrice Simon
  • Tourism, the state and the marketing of traditional Andean artesanías : problematic encounters, pitfalls, and competing interests / Lynn A. Meisch
  • Dishing up the city : tourism and street vendors in Cuzco / Griet Steel
  • Caught between nature and culture : making a living within the world heritage site of Machu Picchu, Peru / Keely B. Maxwell and Annelou Ypeij
  • Trivializing culture, social conflict and heritage tourism in Quito / Alan Middleton
  • Contesting heritage in Antigua, Guatemala / Walter E. Little
  • Hacienda hotels and other ironies of luxury in Yucatán, Mexico / Lisa Breglia
  • Heritage and indigeneity : transformations in the politics of tourism / Quetzil E. Castañeda.