UID:
edocfu_9959239604402883
Format:
1 online resource (228 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-253-11064-5
Content:
Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly personal accounts offer insight into complex questions about tourism: how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encoun
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preface; 1 Island Tourism; 2 Work and Encounters in Tourism; 3 The Airport; 4 The Hotel; 5 The Beach; 6 The Attractions; 7 Government and Tourism; 8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-253-34272-4
Language:
English
