Cargando…
Behind the smile : the working lives of Caribbean tourism /
Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2003.
|
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly personal accounts offer insight into complex questions about tourism: how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encoun. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 211 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253110645 9780253110640 9780253342720 0253342724 9780253216151 025321615X 9780253001290 0253001293 |