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9780253216151

Behind the Smile

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253216151

  • ISBN10:

    025321615X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-09-01
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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Summary

Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as seen through the working lives of twenty-one men and women who work in the tourist industry in Barbados. The workers come from every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. Moving through the various sites in which "hosts" and "guests" meet - airport, hotel, beach, and tourist attractions - these highly personal accounts offer insights into complex questions surrounding tourism. The narratives touch on issues such as how race shapes interactions between tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning of sexual encounters between locals and tourists, and the real economic and ecological costs of development through tourism. George Gmelch offers an engaging introduction to the history of tourism in the Caribbean and recent research on tourism, development, and cross-cultural communication. This lively book will intrigue students, scholars, and all readers interested in the social and cultural aspects of travel.

Author Biography

George Gmelch is Professor of Anthropology at Union College. His many books include In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People; The Parish Behind God's Back: History and Culture in Rural Barbados (with Sharon Gmelch); and Double Passage: The Lives of Caribbean Migrants, Abroad and Back Home. He lives in Slingerlands, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
1 Island Tourism 1(24)
2 Work and Encounters in Tourism 25(15)
3 The Airport 40(14)
Redcap
Wendy Husbands
Teller and Money Exchanger
Joyann Springer
4 The Hotel 54(62)
Taxi Driver
Trevor Mapp
Room Attendant
Sheralyn O'Neale
Bartender
Sylvan Alleyne
Chef
Malcolm Bovell
Guest Services Director
Marilyn Cooper
Head Housekeeper
Thelma Cumberbatch
Head of Security
Errol Sobers
Manager
Martin Barrow
5 The Beach 116(27)
Beach Vendor
Rosco Roach
Jet-Ski Operator
Ricky Hinds
Hotel Water Sports Supervisor
Zerphyl Greaves
Dive-Shop Owner and Instructor
Brian Rock
6 The Attractions 143(36)
Owner-Operator, Island Bus Tours
Anderson Hughes
Co-Pilot, Atlantis Submarines
Michael Walcott
Tour Guide, Harrison's Cave
Malika Marshall
Captain, Jolly Roger Pirate Cruises
Dwayne Parry
Owner-Operator, Cycling Tours
Robert Quintyne
7 Government and Tourism 179(10)
Chief Research Officer, Ministry of Tourism
Everton Gill
8 Conclusion 189(12)
Acknowledgments 201(2)
Bibliography 203(6)
Index 209

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