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Last resorts : the cost of tourism in the Caribbean /

"Based on extensive interviews, Last Resorts looks at the mega-industry of tourism - the cruise ships, all-inclusives, package holidays, and yacht charters - and the way in which it affects local people throughout the Caribbean. A fully revised and updated edition of the original published in 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pattullo, Polly, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : New York : Latin America Bureau ; Monthly Review Press, ©2005.
Edición:2nd ed., updated and rev.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The lock and the key: history and power
  • Linkages and leakages: the planning factor
  • From banana farmer to banana daiquiri: employment
  • 'Like an alien in we own land': the social impact
  • Green crime, green redemption: the environment and ecotourism
  • The holiday and its makers: the tourists
  • Sailing into the sunset: the cruise ship industry
  • Reclaiming the heritage trail: culture
  • New footprints in the sand: the future.