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The colours of the empire: racialized representations during Portuguese colonialism

The colours of the empire: racialized representations during Portuguese colonialism Book Reviews 327 Despite these two minor faults, Behind the smile may be one of the most enjoyable, well-written, and easy to read, academically rigorous books in print. It offers a great deal of evidence to balance the argument about the pros and cons of island tourism and tourism in the developing world. Of particular interest is the book’s dissection of issues sur- rounding the impact of stay over and cruise tourists to Barbados’ economy and lives of workers, where cruise tourist make up 50% of arrivals while contributing only 10% of the country’s tourism revenue, and heavily burdening the physical infrastructure. Similarly, informative is the discussion thread, woven through several narratives, that illuminates issues of ‘leakage’ of profits from the local economy as a result of all-inclusive tour packages and resource use in up-scale tourist facilities. In structuring hosts’ narratives around key issues in the current debate about tourism development in the non-west, the book makes a substantial contribution to the area of tourism and cultural change. The book’s writing style is accessible, making it an appropriate read for students of tourism as well as those who are, or intend to be, guests in the tourism encounter. The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change Taylor & Francis

The colours of the empire: racialized representations during Portuguese colonialism

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change , Volume 11 (4): 3 – Dec 1, 2013
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2013 Nuno F. Ribeiro
ISSN
1747-7654
eISSN
1476-6825
DOI
10.1080/14766825.2013.843869
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Book Reviews 327 Despite these two minor faults, Behind the smile may be one of the most enjoyable, well-written, and easy to read, academically rigorous books in print. It offers a great deal of evidence to balance the argument about the pros and cons of island tourism and tourism in the developing world. Of particular interest is the book’s dissection of issues sur- rounding the impact of stay over and cruise tourists to Barbados’ economy and lives of workers, where cruise tourist make up 50% of arrivals while contributing only 10% of the country’s tourism revenue, and heavily burdening the physical infrastructure. Similarly, informative is the discussion thread, woven through several narratives, that illuminates issues of ‘leakage’ of profits from the local economy as a result of all-inclusive tour packages and resource use in up-scale tourist facilities. In structuring hosts’ narratives around key issues in the current debate about tourism development in the non-west, the book makes a substantial contribution to the area of tourism and cultural change. The book’s writing style is accessible, making it an appropriate read for students of tourism as well as those who are, or intend to be, guests in the tourism encounter. The

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Journal of Tourism and Cultural ChangeTaylor & Francis

Published: Dec 1, 2013

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