Envisioning Eden: Mobilizing Imaginaries in Tourism and Beyond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780857459039)

As tourism service standards become more homogeneous, travel destinations worldwide are conforming yet still trying to maintain, or even increase, their distinctiveness. Based on more than two years of fieldwork in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Arusha, Tanzania, this book offers an in-depth investigation of the local-to-global dynamics of contemporary tourism. Each destination offers examples that illustrate how tour guide narratives and practices are informed by widely circulating imaginaries of the past as well as personal imaginings of the future.

Author: Noel B. Salazar
ISBN-10: 0857459031
ISBN-13: 9780857459039
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d