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Stuck with tourism: space, power and labor in contemporary Yucatán

Stuck with tourism: space, power and labor in contemporary Yucatán JOURNAL OF TOURISM AND CULTURAL CHANGE BOOK REVIEW Stuck with tourism: space, power and labor in contemporary Yucatán, by Matilde Córdoba-Azcárate, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2020, 316 pp., $29.95 (paperback), ISBN 9780520344495 The evolution of the modern tourism industry is marked by technological breakthroughs that accelerates travel timeframes worldwide. A closer look reveals that the industry causes social maladies ranging from asymmetric inter-class labor relations to real estate speculation, as well as acculturation processes, which show little signs of abating. In her new book titled Stuck with Tourism, Matilde Cordoba-Azcárate explores the inequalities, social problems and inter-class conflicts that mass tourism generates in Cancún, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Consisting of four chapters, it is derived from her ethnographic research conducted in Yucatán from 2002 to 2016, where she had the opportunity to witness dramatic shifts in the destination. She argues that, while tourism affects traditional social relations, it somehow ignites new hopes and spaces of social uplifting for locals who have been historically displaced from the formal economy. In her introductory chapter, Cordoba-Azcárate reminds readers that tourism is more than a mere industry or economic activity; rather, it pervades not only social relations but a great diversity of imaginaries-making http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2022 Maximiliano Korstanje
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1747-7654
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10.1080/14766825.2022.2156662
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JOURNAL OF TOURISM AND CULTURAL CHANGE BOOK REVIEW Stuck with tourism: space, power and labor in contemporary Yucatán, by Matilde Córdoba-Azcárate, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2020, 316 pp., $29.95 (paperback), ISBN 9780520344495 The evolution of the modern tourism industry is marked by technological breakthroughs that accelerates travel timeframes worldwide. A closer look reveals that the industry causes social maladies ranging from asymmetric inter-class labor relations to real estate speculation, as well as acculturation processes, which show little signs of abating. In her new book titled Stuck with Tourism, Matilde Cordoba-Azcárate explores the inequalities, social problems and inter-class conflicts that mass tourism generates in Cancún, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Consisting of four chapters, it is derived from her ethnographic research conducted in Yucatán from 2002 to 2016, where she had the opportunity to witness dramatic shifts in the destination. She argues that, while tourism affects traditional social relations, it somehow ignites new hopes and spaces of social uplifting for locals who have been historically displaced from the formal economy. In her introductory chapter, Cordoba-Azcárate reminds readers that tourism is more than a mere industry or economic activity; rather, it pervades not only social relations but a great diversity of imaginaries-making

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Published: May 4, 2023

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