1st Edition
Resplendent Sites, Discordant Voices Sri Lankans and International Tourism
By Malcolm Crick
Copyright 1995
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1994. Studies in Anthropology and History is a series that will develop new theoretical perspectives, and combine comparative and ethnographic studies with historical research. The notion that tourism is the largest industry in the world seems to have acquired a wide currency over the past few years. This book looks at the recent growth of anthropological interest in tourism with suggestions as to some key issues where anthropological interests and tourism coincide; using field work and investigations in Sri Lanka.
List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; ONE: Anthropology and the study of tourism: theoretical and personal reflections; Areas of convergence; Research foci and methods; The structure of the book; An ethical note; TWO: The development of international tourism in Sri Lanka: an economic, social and political portrait; A political and economic framework; A story of growth: 1966-82; The economic balance sheet; Cultural 'pollution'; Neo-colonialism; THREE: Tourism in Kandy: a historical and contemporary portrait; The city and its environs past and present; Kandy as a tourist site; Modern tourism growth in Kandy; Socio-economic perceptions; The events of 1982; FOUR: Images and representations of tourism in Kandy a study of different viewpoints; Touristic images; The view from the Town Hall; The view from the schools; The view from the streets; FIVE: Roles, relationships and representations in the informal sector: street guides and unlicensed guesthouses in Kandy; The informal tourism sector; The unlicensed guesthouses; The street guides; Street guides, shopkeepers and guesthouse proprietors: transactions and conflicts; Life in the informal sector: concluding thoughts; SIX: Tourism in troubled times: 1982 to the present; Bibliography; Index;
Biography
Malcolm Crick, Deacon University
