Dynamics Behind Persistent Images of "the Other": The Interplay Between Imaginations and Interactions in Maasai Cultural TourismIn tourism, strangers meet face to face. What do Tanzanian Maasai and Western tourists think when they meet? Using a combination of methods that has never been tried in anthropology, or in the field of tourism studies, this work provides novel theoretical insights into the images hosts and guests have of each other, and how their views relate to the interactions they experience. This compelling reflexive study uses video and Q method to contribute to the epistemology of anthropological research in tourism settings, and the construction of a new, more symmetrical anthropology. Dissertation. ***An important contribution to the growing field of the anthropology of tourism, an example of intense and methodical fieldwork, combined with theoretical acumen and deep reflexivity.--Prof. Dr Walter E. A. van Beek (Tilburg U.) (Series: Contributions to African Research / Beitr�¤ge zur Afrikaforschung, Vol. 76) [Subject: African Studies, Tourism Studies, Anthropology, Sociology] |
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... beadwork that is such a strong symbol of the traditional Maasai ethnic character is a relatively recent acquisition . Since the first millennium CE glass beads have been imported into Africa , first from India and later from Europe ...
... beadwork that is such a strong symbol of the traditional Maasai ethnic character is a relatively recent acquisition . Since the first millennium CE glass beads have been imported into Africa , first from India and later from Europe ...
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... beadwork and blankets, are in fact the result of their interactions with Europeans, and thus not 'original' in that sense. As authenticity is a subjective attribute and thus depends on perspective, tourists and Maasai can also be in ...
... beadwork and blankets, are in fact the result of their interactions with Europeans, and thus not 'original' in that sense. As authenticity is a subjective attribute and thus depends on perspective, tourists and Maasai can also be in ...
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... beadwork project that was envisioned by David and involves almost all women in Encoro . The women used to fell trees and produce charcoal for sale , which was hard work and threatened the vegetation ; now they earn a small income by ...
... beadwork project that was envisioned by David and involves almost all women in Encoro . The women used to fell trees and produce charcoal for sale , which was hard work and threatened the vegetation ; now they earn a small income by ...
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