Anthropology of Tourism: Forging New Ground for Ecotourism and Other Alternatives

Tourism is relevant to many theoretical and real-world issues in anthro- pology. The major themes anthropologists have covered in the study of tourism may be divided conceptually into two halves: One half seeks to understand the origins of tourism,…

This paper focuses on three factors that contribute to the sustainability of digital scholarly resources. First, the development of such resources depends on a clear definition of the audience and the needs of users. Second, the resource must be…

Recent literature, particularly in social anthropology, has focused on `bursting the bubble' of ecotourism, arguing that it has become a meaningless umbrella term for too many practices that are essentially `irresponsible' in their nature. This…

The study of emotions has traditionally been the province of psychologists; however, they frequently ignore the importance of love, which is generally considered the supreme emotion. One of the reasons is that psychoanalysis, in its early days,…

The chapter discusses the problematic provision of an adequate time dimension to anthropological research on tourism impact. Three distinct yet related issues all connected to the notion of time are discussed. The first problem relates to changing…

This paper examines what is needed to transform nature tourism to protected areas into ecotourism, having genuine social benefits and serving as a tool for sustainable community development. It draws on the case of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area,…

Scale has recently entered social anthropology as both a unit of analysis and a heuristic tool. This paper highlights the applicability to the anthropology of tourism of what has been identified as projects of scale-making by Tsing (2000) and…

Over the 20th century, wildlife-based tourism has experienced significant growth, with increasing emphasis placed on ecotourism as one of the most beneficial forms of sustainable tourism. A widely accepted argument is that ecotourism is a…

Although the deliberate study of tourism is still relatively new in anthropology, we have over the past couple of decades managed to accumulate an impressive amount of research and experience. This article asks whether our inquiries can provide us…

As tourism continues to expand across the world, in terms of types and forms as well as tourist numbers, its global importance and impact correspondingly increase. Concurrently, the potential for the anthropological study of tourism grows. This…