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The Tourism Encounter: Fashioning Latin American Nations and Histories
In recent decades, several Latin American nations have experienced political transitions that have caused a decline in tourism. In spite of--or even because of--that history, these areas are again becoming popular destinations. This work reveals that in post-conflict nations, tourism often takes up ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2011 -
Women's Place in the Andes: Engaging Decolonial Feminist Anthropology
In Women’s Place in the Andes Florence E. Babb draws on four decades of anthropological research to reexamine the complex interworkings of gender, race, and indigeneity in Peru and beyond. She deftly interweaves five new analytical chapters with six of her previously published works that exemplify ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2017 -
Between Field and Cooking Pot: The Political Economy of Marketwomen in Peru
From reviews of the first edition:"The book has a clear and readable style, moving easily between vignettes of marketwomen's lives, descriptions of the markets themselves, and surveys of the theoretical literature. Babb's long, close involvement with the Huaraz markets is apparent. As someone who ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1989 -
Tourism Planning and Development in Latin America (CABI Regional Tourism Series)
by Dimitrios Stylidis • Konstantinos Andriotis • Ileana Araúz-Beita • Adrián Arias-Navarro • Florence E Babb • Melvin Bermúdez-Elizondo • Carlos Ronald Borbon-Sandí • Juan Gabriel Brida • Enrique Calfucura • Francisca de la Maza • Carolina Inés Garcia • Carla Guerrón Montero • Bibiana Lanzilotta • Ledys López Zapata • Gabriela Maldonado Pérez • Andrea Muñoz-Barriga • Gerardo Novo • Maribel Osorio-García • Fiorella Pizzolon • Natalia Porto • Martín Rodríguez Brindis • Sandra Zapata-AguirreDespite the significance of tourism to the economic, social and environmental structures of Latin America, little has been documented in the English-language literature about tourism in this region. Filling that void, this book focuses exclusively on tourism development and planning, and the im... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2020 -
After Revolution: Mapping Gender and Cultural Politics in Neoliberal Nicaragua
by Babb • Florence E.Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution (1979-1990) initiated a broad program of social transformation to improve the situation of the working class and poor, women, and other non-elite groups through agrarian reform, restructured urban employment, and wide access to health care, education, and social ser... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2001 -
Perspectives In U.s. Marxist Anthropology
An assessment of current trends in Marxist anthropology, thiscollection of essays reflects both the unifying force of Marxist thoughtand the diversity of contemporary anthropology. Linked by a commonapproach-a shared commitment to Marxist analysis-the contributorslook at a variety of phenomena, incl... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1987