Development Tourism : Lessons from Cuba
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
New Directions in Tourism Analysis
ISBN-10
0754675424
ISBN-13
9780754675426
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 28th, 2010
Print length
234 Pages
Weight
340 grams
Product Classification:
Tourism industryGeography
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This book brings an ethnographic and theoretical awareness to the field of tourism studies in the extraordinary development context of Cuba. In so doing, it provides valuable insights and lessons for extending the field of scholarly tourism research.
Tourism in Cuba - described by Fidel Castro as ''the evil we have to have'' - has been regarded both with ambivalence, and as a crucial aspect of development and poverty alleviation. The result is a remarkable approach to tourism, one which often compels tourists to become agents of development through solidarity. Drawing on her experiences of working in an NGO in Cuba, the author uses a multi-sited ethnographic approach to investigate tourism motivations and experiences, and to examine the very nature of development. Her analysis covers a wide range of issues including social change, globalization, social theory, and sustainability. Also discussed is the way in which tourism in Cuba relates to broader debates surrounding transformation, capacity building, social action and solidarity.
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