Cultural tourism and identity : rethinking indigeneity / / edited by Keyan G. Tomaselli.

• TeilnehmendeR: Tomaselli, Keyan G., 1948-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series 24.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; “Die Geld is Op” – Storytelling, Business and Development Strategies /; Making Sense of the Indigenous: Who’s Looking at Whom? /; Research Phases: What Have We Been Doing? /; Research, Method and Position: What Are We Doing? /; Shifting Representations of the Bushmen /; Intercultural Encounters: The Kalahari and The Zulu /; Staging Authenticity Via Cultural Tourism: A Visitation of Spirits /; Place, Representation and Myth /; Action (Marketing) Research and Paradigms in Partnership: A Critical Analysis of !Xaus Lodge /; Why is our Voice Not Being Heard by Developers? Development as Empowerment /; Developmental and Cultural Conceptions – A Matter of Injustice /; The !Xaus Lodge Experience: Matters Arising /; Public-Private-Community Partnership Model for Participatory Lodge (Tourism) Development /; Notes on Authors /; References /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283597152; 9786613909602; 9004234586
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Keyan G. Tomaselli.

Studies of cultural tourism and indigenous identity are fraught with questions concerning exploitation, entitlement, ownership and authenticity. Unease with the idea of leveraging a group identity for commercial gain is ever-present. This anthology articulates some of these debates from a multitude of standpoints. It assimilates the perspectives of members of indigenous communities, non-governmental organizations, tourism practitioners and academic researchers who participated in an action research project that aims to link research to development outcomes. The book’s authors weave together discordant voices to create a dialogue of sorts, an endeavour to reconcile the divergent needs of the stakeholders in a way that is mutually beneficial. Although this book focuses on the ≠Khomani Bushmen and the Zulu communities of Southern Africa, the issues raised are ubiquitous to the cultural tourism industry anywhere.