Tourism and cultural change in Costa Rica : pitfalls and possibilities /

Tourism and Cultural Change in Costa Rica: Pitfalls and Possibilities examines the consequences-positive, negative, and otherwise-of tourism in four different sites in Costa Rica. Based on ethnographic research and interviews with tourists, tour operators, tourists-turned-settlers, and locals living...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stocker, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman and Littlefield Pub. Group, Incorporated, [2013]
Temas:
Tourism > Social aspects > Costa Rica.
Social change > Costa Rica.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Social change.
Social conditions
Tourism > Social aspects.
Costa Rica > Social conditions.
Costa Rica.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1 Introduction
  • ch. 2 Methodological Considerations
  • ch. 3 Community Portraits: Two Beach Towns
  • ch. 4 Nambue, the Chorotega Reservation: Portrait of a Community on the Cusp of Tourism
  • ch. 5 Montanosa, the Rainforest Community
  • ch. 6 "The Cows Will Be Your University!": Positive Effects of Tourism
  • ch. 7 Negative Effects of Tourism
  • ch. 8 Performing Local Life in the Reservation
  • ch. 9 Performing Identity in the Other Communities of Study
  • ch. 10 Sanitized Tours of Exploitative Work Zones: The Nexus of Tourism and Its Alternatives
  • ch. 11 Striking a Balance: Possibilities for Responsible Tourism.

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