Behind the Smile, Second Edition

The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism

Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: George Gmelch ISBN: 9780253001290
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: March 21, 2012
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: George Gmelch
ISBN: 9780253001290
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: March 21, 2012
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

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 surrounding tourism: how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encounters between locals and tourists, and the real economic and ecological costs of development through tourism. This updated edition updates the text and includes several new narratives and a new chapter about American students’ experiences during summer field school and home stays in Barbados.

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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 surrounding tourism: how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encounters between locals and tourists, and the real economic and ecological costs of development through tourism. This updated edition updates the text and includes several new narratives and a new chapter about American students’ experiences during summer field school and home stays in Barbados.

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