{"product_id":"be-our-guest-william-terry-9783110639728","title":"Be Our Guest: Guestworkers in Tourism and Hospitality in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdopting a geographic lens to examine the employment of guestworkers in the United States, \u003cem\u003eBe Our Guest\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers the most comprehensive analysis of guestwork in tourism that has been produced to date. In weaving together the constellation of political and economic factors that exist across multiple scales, the case is made for how and why so many tourism-dependent areas of the United States have developed a dependency on temporary foreign workforces. Taking a holistic approach, special emphasis is placed on the economic histories of these areas and shifting patterns of employment, seasonality, gentrification, and related housing shortages. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout, the voices of stakeholders involved in every aspect of guestwork are included: human resources managers battling labor shortages, town planners mitigating workforce housing shortages, and attorneys and advocates helping to directly assist migrant workers and affect policy changes. These perspectives are coupled with detailed analysis of state policies regarding guestworker visa programs and labor market stress to illustrate a vivid picture of the precarious lives of the migrant laborers who arrive in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe Our Guest\u003c\/em\u003e serves to specifically address a lacuna in critical tourism studies and the growing concern among practitioners over workforce quality and supply. Nevertheless, it will benefit everyone with an interest in issues of labor migration, precarity, housing policy, and immigration reform. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Terry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110639726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110639728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.56d","brand":"William Terry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125947724031,"sku":"9783110639728","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3ae1f79-d3d5-48cd-bc32-f0d9eb6faebb.jpg?v=1687445460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/be-our-guest-william-terry-9783110639728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}