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Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism
Robert Fletcher
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Description for Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism
Paperback. The worldwide development of ecotourism - including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting has been extensively studied. The author argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating 13,000-foot mountain peaks or ... Read more
The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating 13,000-foot mountain peaks or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
Series
New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822356004
SKU
V9780822356004
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About Robert Fletcher
Robert Fletcher, a cultural anthropologist, is Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Development at the United Nations–mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. He is the editor of Beyond Resistance: The Future of Freedom.
Reviews for Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism
“Fletcher forensically analyses what it is about getting active in the great outdoors that chimes with the culture of its majority attendees – white middle class westerners.”
Wanderlust
"Robert Fletcher, an accomplished white-water tour guide, ecotourist, and cultural anthropologist, emerges in this text as one of the rare few whopossesses the skill set needed to gain ethnographic entree ... Read more
Wanderlust
"Robert Fletcher, an accomplished white-water tour guide, ecotourist, and cultural anthropologist, emerges in this text as one of the rare few whopossesses the skill set needed to gain ethnographic entree ... Read more