Behind the Smile, Second Edition
The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Published:21st Mar '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A workers'-eye view of Caribbean tourism
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.
Provides extraordinary insight into the personal views of tourism workers in Barbados. . . . [M]ake[s] interesting and sometimes surprising reading.
* The Nation (Barbados) *The narratives are thought-provoking and Gmelch's comments are insightful. Everyone in the tourist industry should have this book on their shelves.
* Anthropological Quarterly *Highly readable, conversational prose. . . . [Gmelch] is deserving of the most positive comparisons with Studs Terkel.
-- Amanda Stronza * Americas *The narratives are thought-provoking and Gmelch's comments are insightful. Everyone in the tourist industry should have this book on their shelves.
* Anthropological Quarterly *. . . highly readable, conversational prose. . . . [Gmelch] is deserving of the most positive comparisons with Studs Terkel.
* Americas *Highly readable, conversational prose. . . . [Gmelch] is deserving of the most positive comparisons with Studs Terkel.
-- Amanda Stronza * Americas *Provides extraordinary insight into the personal views of tourism workers in Barbados. . . . [M]ake[s] interesting and sometimes surprising reading.
* The Nation (BarbadoISBN: 9780253001238
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280 pages
2nd New edition