Coping with Tourists

Jeremy Boissevain (1928-2015) was Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam where he taught from 1966 to 1993. His many activities included the directing of CARE programs in the Philippines, Japan, India and Malta and teaching appointments in Canada, the United States, England and Malta.

• PrefaceIntroductionJeremy BoissevainChapter 1. Contested Territories: The Politics of Touristic Development at the Shrine of El Rocío in Southwestern AndalusiaMary M. CrainChapter 2. Tourism and Self-Consciousness in a South Spanish Coastal CommunityAntonio Miguel Nogués PedregalChapter 3. A Case of Neglect? The Politics of (Re)presentation: a Sardinian CasePeter OdermattChapter 4. Negotiating the Tourist Gaze: The Example of MaltaAnnabel Black Chapter 5. Philoxenia Receiving Tourists – but not Guests – on a Greek IslandCornélia ZarkiaChapter 6. Reactions to Tourism: A View from the Deep Green Heart of FranceSimone A. AbramChapter 7. Dealing with Fish and Tourists: A Case Study from Northern NorwayRoel PuijkChapter 8. The Social Construction of Mokum: Tourism and the Quest for Local Identity in AmsterdamHeidi DahlesPostludeTom SelwynNotes on ContributorsIndex

“…a new and welcome approach to the study of mass tourism in Europe.” • Journal of Area Studies“Thanks to its introduction and epilogue this collection acquires a theoretical unity and depth and forms an interesting contribution to research on tourism.” • Focaal