Beaches, ruins, resorts : the politics of tourism in the Arab world / Waleed Hazbun.

Main entry:

Hazbun, Waleed, author.

Title & Author:

Beaches, ruins, resorts : the politics of tourism in the Arab world / Waleed Hazbun.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2008].
©2008

Description:

xli, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fordism on the beach : Tunisia and the international division of leisure -- Images of openness, spaces of control : tourism in Tunisia's new era -- The geopolitics of tourism and the making of the new Middle East -- The territorial politics of tourism in Jordan -- The view from Dubai : post-9/11 geographies of travel.

Summary:

The author analyzes the incorporation of the Arab world into the networks of the global tourist economy in terms of the creation of local tourist spaces and economic and political development. He argues that tourism development has allowed Arab states to promote integration into the global economy while simultaneously expanding their control of their domestic economies and societies. He also explores the role of tourism in international politics, arguing, for example, that it has been a significant factor in the peace process between Israel and Jordan. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Resources:
Table of contents
E-book - Full text from JSTOR
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0816654913 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780816654918 (hc ; alk. paper)
0816654921 (pb ; alk. paper)
9780816654925 (pb ; alk. paper)
9780816666560
0816666563

Subject:

Tourism Political aspects Middle East.
Geopolitics Middle East.
Geopolitics
Tourism Political aspects
Fremdenverkehrspolitik
Tourism Middle East.
Middle East
Mittlerer Osten

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260814
Call No.: BIB 191731
Status: Available

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