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Auteur(s) : Fletcher, Robert (1973-....)
Titre(s) : Romancing the wild [Texte imprimé] : cultural dimensions of ecotourism / Robert Fletcher
Publication : Durham : Duke University press, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x, 248 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection : New ecologies for the twenty-first century
Lien à la collection : New ecologies for the twenty-first century
Comprend : The ecotourism experience ; Becoming an ecotourist ; Playing on the edge ; Affluence
and its discontents ; Call of the wild ; Ecotourism at large ; The ecotourist gaze
; The teachings of Don Quixote.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 215-243
"The worldwide development of ecotourism--including adventures such as mountain climbing
and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching--has
been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers
choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors.
Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide
throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation
in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the
white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating
13,000-foot mountain peaks or treacherous river rapids demands deferral of gratification,
perseverance through suffering, and a willingness to assume risks in pursuit of continuous
progress. In this way, characteristics originally cultivated for professional success
have been transferred to the leisure realm at a moment when traditional avenues for
achievement in the public sphere seem largely exhausted. At the same time, ecotourism
provides a temporary escape from the ostensible ills of modern society by offering
a transcendent 'wilderness' experience that contrasts with the indoor, sedentary,
mental labor characteristically performed by white-collar workers."--Publisher description
Sujet(s) : Écotourisme -- Société
Classes sociales
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780822355830 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0822355833 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780822356004 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0822356007 (pbk.) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb437773660
Notice n° :
FRBNF43777366
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