Tourism and Culture
(July 1997)
An Applied Perspective Erve Chambers - Editor
Essays and case studies by anthropologists provide insight into what measures might be necessary to mitigate the potentially harmful effects of tourism on host communities.
Anthropologists and other social scientists have only recently undertaken systematic studies of modern tourism. The need for such research is apparent given the fact that the travel and tourism industry has become one of the largest industries in the ...(Read More)
The Politics of Public Memory
(July 1993)
Tourism, History, and Ethnicity in Monterey, California Martha K. Norkunas - Author
This book examines American public culture and the means by which communities in the U.S. reconstruct the past and reinterpret the present in the development of tourism. Norkunas shows how public culture is not confined to just museums or monuments, but can be constructed on many different levels and in different settings, such as community ethnicity, natural setting (environment), literary landscape, and history. In her case study of Monterey, th...(Read More)
Anthropological Research
(July 1992)
Process and Application John J. Poggie Jr. - Editor Billie R. DeWalt - Editor William W. Dressler - Editor
The authors of this book share a common assumption about anthropology--that replicable and systematic procedures of data collection and analysis are essential requirements for building useful cultural theory. They view cultural theory as both an aid to understanding sociocultural phenomena, and as an aid in changing existing social conditions.
This book focuses on five specific themes representing a set of principles for conducting research:...(Read More)
