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Behind the smile : the working lives of Caribbean tourism / George Gmelch

Author
Gmelch, George
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2003]
Copyright Date
©2003
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 211 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Island Tourism -- 2. Work and Encounters in Tourism -- 3. Airport -- Redcap / Wendy Husbands -- Teller and Money Exchanger / Joyann Springer -- 4. Hotel -- Taxi Driver / Trevor Mapp -- Room Attendant / Sheralyn O'Neale -- Bartender / Sylvan Alleyne -- Chef / Malcom Bovell -- Guest Services Director / Marilyn Cooper -- Head Housekeeper / Thelma Cumberbatch -- Head of Security / Errol Sobers -- Manager / Martin Barrow -- 5. Beach -- Beach Vendor / Rosco Roach -- Jet-Ski Operator / Ricky Hinds -- Hotel Water Sports Supervisor / Zerphyl Greaves -- Dive-Shop Owner and Instructor / Brian Rock -- 6. Attractions -- Owner-Operator, Island Bus Tours / Anderson Hughes -- Co-Pilot, Atlantis Submarines / Michael Walcott -- Tour Guide, Harrison's Cave / Malika Marshall -- Captain, Jolly Roger Pirate Cruises / Dwayne Parry -- Owner-Operator, Cycling Tours / Robert Quintyne -- 7. Government and Tourism -- Chief Research Officer, Ministry of Tourism / Everton Gill -- 8. Conclusion.
Summary
Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly personal accounts offer insight into complex questions about tourism: how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encoun.
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ISBN
0253110645 (electronic bk.)
9780253110640 (electronic bk.)
9780253342720 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253342724 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253216151 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
025321615X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780253001290
0253001293
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.
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