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1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations |
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Foreword -- 1. African dynamics of cultural tourism -- PART I. Culture, Identity & Tourism -- 2. To dance or not to dance Dogon masks as a tourist arena -- 3. Semiotics & the political economy of tourism in the Sahara -- 4. 'How much for Kunta Kinte!' Sites of memory & diasporan encounters in West Africa -- 5. Imitating heritage tourism: A virtual tour of Sekhukhuneland, South Africa -- PART II. At the Fringe of the Parks -- 6. Hosts & guests: Stereotypes & myths of international tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana |
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7. Kom 'n bietjie kuier: Kalahari dreaming with the Khomani San -- 8. Treesleeper camp: A case study of a community tourism project in Tsintsabis, Namibia -- 9. 'The lion has become a cow': The Maasai hunting paradox -- 10. The organization of hypocrisy Juxtaposing tourists & farm dwellers in game farming in South Africa -- PART III. Intensive Contact -- 11. Backpacking in Africa -- 12. 'I'm not a tourist. I'm a volunteer': Tourism, development and international volunteerism in Ghana -- 13. Becoming 'real African kings & queens': Chieftaincy, culture, & tourism in Ghana |
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14. Sex trade & tourism in Kenya: Close encounters between the hosts & the hosted -- 15. Host-guest encounters in a Gambian 'love' bubble -- Afterword. Trouble in the bubble: Comparing African tourism with the Andes Trail -- Notes on Contributors -- Backcover |
| Summary |
For Western tourists Africa embodies the Romantic ideal of 'nature', where they go to have adventures in the game parks and encounters with colourful cultures and picturesque people. In the long list from slavery to colonialism and from liberation to globalisation, international tourism is one of the latest global dynamics engaging the people on the continent, but the agency of the receiving partners is much larger than it was in the colonies. The differences stand out in what constitutes the heart of this book, the encounter in the field between 'hosts' and 'guests' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Tourism -- Africa
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Tourists -- Africa
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
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Tourism
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Tourists
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Toerisme.
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Economie.
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Culturele invloeden.
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Africa
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Afrika.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beek, W. E. A. van
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Schmidt, A. M. (Annette M.), 1967-
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| ISBN |
9781782040248 |
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1782040242 |
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