Tahiti Beyond the Postcard: Power, Place, and Everyday Life
(Part of the Culture, Place, and Nature: Studies in Anthropology and Environment Series)
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Winner of the 2013 ICAS Book Prize (Social Sciences)
The "Tahiti" that most people imagine - white-sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, and beautiful women - is a product of 18th century European romanticism and persists today as the bedrock of Tahiti's tourism industry. This postcard image, however, masks a different reality. The dreams and desires that the tourism industry promotes distract from the medical nightmares and environmental destruction...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:029599102X
ISBN13:9780295991023
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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Cultural Expeditions & Discoveries History Oceania Social Science Social Sciences TravelCustomer Reviews
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