Footprints in paradise : ecotourism, local knowledge, and therapies in Okinawal knowledge, and therapies in Okinawa / / Andrea E. Murray

• Autore: Murray Andrea E.
• Pubblicazione: Berghahn Books, 2017; New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn Books, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.479152294
• Soggetto topico: Ecotourism - Japan; Economic development - Japan - Okinawa Island
• Soggetto non controllato: Anthropology; Coral; Ecotourism; Japan; Mongoose; Okinawa Prefecture
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, "ecotourism" promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise centers on how Okinawans' sense of place is transforming rapidly, along with language, landscapes, cultural traditions, and wildlife: from marginalized and exoticized island phenomena into global heritage resources worth cherishing by insiders and outsiders. Footprints in Paradise is intended for readers interested in the anthropology of US-Japan-Okinawa relations, tourism and island environments, the politics of ecological sustainability, and the shifting ethics of human-animal relationships in the early twenty-first century.
• Altri titoli varianti: Footprints in paradise: Ethnography of Ecotourism, Local Knowledge and Nature Therapies in Okinawa
• Titolo autorizzato: Footprints in paradise
• ISBN: 1-78533-387-9; 1-78533-473-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910219864703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New directions in anthropology ; ; Volume 40.