New Perspectives In Caribbean Tourism

This book is a collection of essays that explore different aspects of Caribbean tourism. The essays cover topics such as dependency, postcolonial interactions, race and class, identity and culture. The book is divided into four sections, each with its own focus. The first section discusses dependency and how tourism has shaped the development of the Caribbean. The second section looks at postcolonial interactions and how tourism has shaped the way the Caribbean thinks about itself. The third section looks at race and class in the Caribbean and how tourism has affected them. The fourth and final section discusses identity and culture in the Caribbean and how tourism has shaped them.

The Caribbean is one of the most tourism dependent regions of the world. This edited volume extends beyond the frontiers of normative perspectives of tourism development to incorporate new ideas and perspectives that relate to the socio-cultural, political and economic realities of these societies. This edited text therefore explores tourism in the region within the context of key currents of Caribbean thought and critique in relation to issues of dependency, postcolonial interactions, race and class as well as identity and culture. Engaging a range of disciplines and themes, this volume offers a critical examination of the unique experiences, challenges and practices of Caribbean tourism.