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On the nervous edge of an impossible paradise : affect, tourism, Belize /
"There are beastly forces in Belize. Forces that are actively involved in making paradise impossible. On the Nervous Edge of an Impossible Paradise is a collection of seven stories about local lives in the fictional village of Wallaceville. They turn rogue in the face of runaway forces that tak...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn,
2020.
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| Colección: | New directions in anthropology ;
v. 45. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "There are beastly forces in Belize. Forces that are actively involved in making paradise impossible. On the Nervous Edge of an Impossible Paradise is a collection of seven stories about local lives in the fictional village of Wallaceville. They turn rogue in the face of runaway forces that take the form and figure of a Belize beast-time, which can appear as a comic mishap, social ruin, tragic excess, or wild guesses. Inciting the affective politics of life in the region, this fable of emergence evokes the unnerving uncertainties of life in the tourist state of Belize"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 190 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1789206472 9781789206470 |