Last resorts : the cost of tourism in the Caribbean /
Pattullo, Polly, 1946-
Last resorts : the cost of tourism in the Caribbean / Polly Pattullo. - Second edition, updated and revised. - 274 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The lock and the key : history and power -- Linkages and leakages : the planning factor -- From banana farmer to banana daiquiri : employment -- 'Like an alien in we own land' : the social impact -- Green crime, green redemption : the environment and ecotourism -- The holiday and its makers : the tourists -- Sailing into the sunset : the cruise ship industry -- Reclaiming the heritage trail : culture -- New footprints in the sand : the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"Based on extensive interviews, Last Resorts looks at the mega-industry of tourism - the cruise ships, all-inclusives, package holidays, and yacht charters - and the way in which it affects local people throughout the Caribbean. A fully revised and updated edition of the original published in 1996, this new edition includes amplified sections on sex tourism, the cruise industry, the environment and ecotourism."--Jacket. "Based on extensive interviews, Last Resorts looks at the mega-industry of tourism - the cruise ships, all-inclusives, package holidays, and yacht charters - and the way in which it affects local people throughout the Caribbean. A fully revised and updated edition of the original published in 1996, this new edition includes amplified sections on sex tourism, the cruise industry, the environment and ecotourism."--BOOK JACKET.
158367117X 9781583671177 1899365648 9781899365647
2004011933
Tourism--Caribbean Area
Tourism--Environmental aspects--Caribbean Area
G155.C35 / P38 2005
338.4391729
Last resorts : the cost of tourism in the Caribbean / Polly Pattullo. - Second edition, updated and revised. - 274 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The lock and the key : history and power -- Linkages and leakages : the planning factor -- From banana farmer to banana daiquiri : employment -- 'Like an alien in we own land' : the social impact -- Green crime, green redemption : the environment and ecotourism -- The holiday and its makers : the tourists -- Sailing into the sunset : the cruise ship industry -- Reclaiming the heritage trail : culture -- New footprints in the sand : the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"Based on extensive interviews, Last Resorts looks at the mega-industry of tourism - the cruise ships, all-inclusives, package holidays, and yacht charters - and the way in which it affects local people throughout the Caribbean. A fully revised and updated edition of the original published in 1996, this new edition includes amplified sections on sex tourism, the cruise industry, the environment and ecotourism."--Jacket. "Based on extensive interviews, Last Resorts looks at the mega-industry of tourism - the cruise ships, all-inclusives, package holidays, and yacht charters - and the way in which it affects local people throughout the Caribbean. A fully revised and updated edition of the original published in 1996, this new edition includes amplified sections on sex tourism, the cruise industry, the environment and ecotourism."--BOOK JACKET.
158367117X 9781583671177 1899365648 9781899365647
2004011933
Tourism--Caribbean Area
Tourism--Environmental aspects--Caribbean Area
G155.C35 / P38 2005
338.4391729