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UNINA9910449964303321 |
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Autore |
Gmelch George |
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Behind the smile [[electronic resource] ] : the working lives of Caribbean tourism / / George Gmelch |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Tourism - Caribbean Area |
Tourism - Caribbean Area - Employees |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index. |
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Preface; 1 Island Tourism; 2 Work and Encounters in Tourism; 3 The Airport; 4 The Hotel; 5 The Beach; 6 The Attractions; 7 Government and Tourism; 8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index |
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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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UNINA9910139501403321 |
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Sediment cascades [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated approach / / edited by Tim Burt, Robert Allison |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010 |
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1-282-68999-1 |
9786612689994 |
0-470-68287-6 |
0-470-68286-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (483 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BurtT. P |
AllisonR. J (Robert J.) |
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Sediment transport |
Sedimentation and deposition |
Sediments (Geology) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach; 2 Mountains and Montane Channels; 3 Landslides and Rockfalls; 4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes; 5 Pacific Rim Steeplands; 6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans; 7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion; 8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires; 9 Gravel-Bed Rivers; 10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade; 11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade; 12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade |
13 Continental-Scale River Basins14 Estuaries; 15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope; Index |
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Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with |
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relevance both to landscape management and landform development. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sed |
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