Cultural tourism in Latin America : the politics of space and imagery / / edited by Michiel Baud and Annelou Ypeij.

• Superior document: CEDLA Latin America studies, v. 96
• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Baud, Michiel, 1952-; Ypeij, Johanna Louisa.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Latin America studies ; 96.
• Physical Description: xii, 323 p. :; ill., maps.

Table of Contents

Cultural tourism in Latin America : an introduction / Michiel Baud and Annelou Ypeij -- Tourism, folklore and the emergence of regional and national identities / Zoila S. Mendoza -- The 'three roots' of Panama's cultural heritage : the construction of racial and national identities in theme parks / Carla Guerron Montero -- Through the othering gaze : Yucatecan trova music and 'the tourist' in Yucatan, Mexico / Gabriela Vargas-Cetina -- 'A symbol of wisdom and love'? : counter-cultural tourism and the multiple faces of Maria Sabina in Huautla, Oaxaca / Ben Feinberg -- Sacamefotos and tejedoras : frontstage performance and backstage meaning in a Peruvian context / Beatrice Simon -- Tourism, the state and the marketing of traditional Andean artesanias : problematic encounters, pitfalls, and competing interests / Lynn A. Meisch -- Dishing up the city : tourism and street vendors in Cuzco / Griet Steel -- Caught between nature and culture : making a living within the world heritage site of Machu Picchu, Peru / Keely B. Maxwell and Annelou Ypeij -- Trivializing culture, social conflict and heritage tourism in Quito / Alan Middleton -- Contesting heritage in Antigua, Guatemala / Walter E. Little -- Hacienda hotels and other ironies of luxury in Yucatan, Mexico / Lisa Breglia -- Heritage and indigeneity : transformations in the politics of tourism / Quetzil E. Castaneda.