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Development Tourism (New Directions in Tourism Analysis) - Hardcover

Spencer, Rochelle

 
9780754675426: Development Tourism (New Directions in Tourism Analysis)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0754675424 ISBN 13: 9780754675426
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Dr Rochelle Spencer is a research fellow at the Centre for Research on Social inclusion. Macquarie University, Australia

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0754675424
ISBN 13 
9780754675426
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240