02431nam 22005534a 450 991044996430332120200520144314.00-253-11064-5(CKB)1000000000030359(EBL)238192(OCoLC)475947600(SSID)ssj0000110078(PQKBManifestationID)11145398(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110078(PQKBWorkID)10065045(PQKB)10865501(MiAaPQ)EBC238192(Au-PeEL)EBL238192(CaPaEBR)ebr10087031(OCoLC)437151703(EXLCZ)99100000000003035920021203d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBehind the smile[electronic resource] the working lives of Caribbean tourism /George GmelchBloomington Indiana University Pressc20031 online resource (228 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34272-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index.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; IndexBehind 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 encounTourismCaribbean AreaAnecdotesTourismCaribbean AreaEmployeesAnecdotesElectronic books.TourismTourismEmployees338.4/79172981Gmelch George273072MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449964303321Behind the smile1900901UNINA