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The Good Holiday: Development, Tourism and the Politics of Benevolence in Mozambique
Joao Afonso Baptista
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Description for The Good Holiday: Development, Tourism and the Politics of Benevolence in Mozambique
hardcover. Drawing on ethnographic research in the village of Canhane, host to the first community tourism project in Mozambique, this volume explores the influence of development and tourism in relation to ethics, and non-state governance in contemporary life. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, 14 illustrations, 7 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTF; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Drawing on ethnographic research in the village of Canhane, which is host to the first community tourism project in Mozambique, The Good Holiday explores the confluence of two powerful industries: tourism and development, and explains when, how and why tourism becomes development and development, tourism. The volume further explores the social and material consequences of this merging, presenting the confluence of tourism and development as a major vehicle for the exercise of ethics, and non-state governance in contemporary life.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Series
EASA Series
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335464
SKU
V9781785335464
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Ref
99-15
About Joao Afonso Baptista
João Afonso Baptista is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnology in the University of Hamburg and at the Institute of Social Sciences in the University of Lisbon.
Reviews for The Good Holiday: Development, Tourism and the Politics of Benevolence in Mozambique
“What the book offers most is a rich, detailed, and highly personal account of how everyday life is experienced within a community centred on a developmentourism project. It also offers a valuable source of reflection on the process and challenges of doing ethnographic research, particularly in postcolonial settings. In this way, it stands as a useful ethnography to illustrate discussions ... Read more