{"product_id":"sounds-of-vacation-jocelyne-guilbault-9781478004882","title":"Sounds of Vacation: Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism","description":"The contributors to \u003ci\u003eSounds of Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e examine the commodification of music and sound at popular vacation destinations throughout the Caribbean in order to tease out the relationships between political economy, hospitality, and the legacies of slavery and colonialism. Drawing on case studies from Barbados, the Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, and Saint Lucia, the contributors point to the myriad ways live performances, programmed music, and the sonic environment heighten tourists' pleasurable vacation experience. They explore, among other topics, issues of authenticity in Bahamian music; efforts to give tourists in Barbados peace and quiet at a former site of colonial violence; and how resort soundscapes extend beyond music to encompass the speech accents of local residents. Through interviews with resort managers, musicians, and hospitality workers, the contributors also outline the social, political, and economic pressures and interests that affect musical labor and the social encounters of musical production. In so doing, they prompt a rethinking of how to account for music and sound's resonances in postcolonial spaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors. Jerome Camal, Steven Feld, Francio Guadeloupe, Jocelyne Guilbault, Jordi Halfman, Susan Harewood, Percy C. Hintzen, Timothy Rommen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jocelyne Guilbault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478004886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478004882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jocelyne Guilbault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445122937087,"sku":"9781478004882","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1c47570-7cf0-4db3-a9fb-aa7479d3a080.jpg?v=1777216688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sounds-of-vacation-jocelyne-guilbault-9781478004882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}