Partners in paradise : tourism practices, heritage policies, and anthropological sites / Robert Shepherd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepherd, Robert J., 1958-

Series:

Asian thought and culture ; v. 69.

Asian thought and culture, 0893-6870 ; v. 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture and tourism--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Culture and tourism.

Culture and tourism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Heritage tourism--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Heritage tourism.

Heritage tourism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Cultural property--Protection--Indonesia--Bali Island.

Cultural property.

Cultural property--Protection--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Cultural property--Protection.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Indonesia--Bali Island.

Physical Description:

141 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2012]

Summary:

Shepherd (anthropology and international affairs, George Washington U.) explores interrelationships between the field practices of anthropology, the preservation goals of cultural heritage, and the consumption desires of tourism, focusing in particular on how they interact in relation to what he calls "paradise-scapes." He offers a comparative analysis of the relationships between anthropology, tourism, and heritage with regards to the island of Bali and the Kingdom of Tibet over the course of the 20th century as two examples of "paradise-scapes" in which Western tourists sought to satisfy a "dichotomous desire for physical pleasure and spiritual enlightenment." Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Culture in the field

Suspect others : tourists at play

To preserve and protect : the intangibles of heritage

Paradise found : Bali, Tibet, and the quest for paradise

Marketing paradise : the Bali tourism project

Paradise lost : state building and cultural heritage in Tibet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781433116094

143311609X

9781453901939

1453901930

OCLC:

754713979