Tarzan Was an Eco-tourist by Luis Vivanco
Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something previously untried, revealing the previously undiscovered, and experiencing the unadulterated. This volume reflects on various aspects of this phenomenon and discusses contemporary forms of adventure.“The editors and the authors of the essays in this book have made a clear attempt to unravel the complexity of adventure, including a re-affirmation of the importance of Simmel’s seminal essays on adventure and the Alpine journey, and in doing so have offered the reader some fascinating analyses of adventure in contemporary society” · Environmental Sciences
“An important strength of this collection is the ethnographic grounding of the chapters, which directly engage rich ethnographic understandings with Simmel’s work. This book is a useful addition to the anthropological literature on travel and tourism, and it is a pleasurable adventure to read.” · American Anthropologist
Luis Vivanco is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont. His research focuses on the cultural politics of environmentalism and ecotourism in Latin America. He is author of Green Encounters: Shaping and Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica (Berghahn Books, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845451103 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845451104 |
| Title | Tarzan Was an Eco-tourist |
| Author | Luis Vivanco |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
| Year published | 2006-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 340 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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