{"product_id":"favela-tours-thomas-apchain-9781786307675","title":"Favela Tours","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor a long time, favelas were a source of fear for tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Now that they are more appealing, some have become popular tourist destinations even though they are still regarded as an \"off the beaten track\" activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFavela Tours\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the factors behind the emergence of tourism in the favelas, places of otherness and authenticity for visitors who come mainly from Western Europe and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on ethnography of those involved in these practices (guides, residents and tourists), this book describes how the local and global forces are converging to make favelas part of the western tourism system: a mechanism for fabricating and assimilating otherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Apchain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786307677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786307675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Iste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Thomas Apchain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148292268287,"sku":"9781786307675","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/favela-tours-thomas-apchain-9781786307675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}