Storch, Anne,

The Impact of Tourism in East Africa : A Ruinous System / Anne Storch, Angelika Mietzner. - Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2021] ©2021 - 1 online resource (192 p.) - Tourism and Cultural Change ; 58 .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Boxes -- Abbreviations -- Check-in -- 1 Boarding -- 2 Terrible Magical Ways of Healing -- 3 The Philosophy of Hakuna Matata -- 4 Karen -- 5 Highway to Hell -- 6 Ruins on the Beach -- 7 Relocation and Relationships -- 8 On Various Boundaries -- 9 Hostility on a T-Shirt -- 10 Movies on Sex Tourism that You Shouldn't Miss -- 11 The Ancient Speaker -- 12 Cooking Class -- 13 Glossy Glossary -- References -- Index



This book explores the relationship between imperial formations and individual encounters at African tourist sites. It examines how encounters between tourists and hosts tend to be constructed along colonial thought lines and shows that ruination is omnipresent in postcolonial tourist settings. This book is open access under a CC BY ND licence.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-ND 3.0 license:


In English.

9781845418380

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Language and culture--Africa, East.
Sociolinguistics--Africa, East.
Tourism--Social aspects--Africa, East.
Computer modelling and simulation.
Research methods: general.
Tourism industry.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.

G156.5.S63 G156.5.S63

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