EAN: 9781433116094

PARTNERS IN PARADISE - ROBERT J SHEPHERD GEBUNDEN

How and why do some places in the world become symbols of illusive paradise  and what does this
mean for their residents? Moving between anthropology  tourism  and the increasingly
influential cultural heritage movement  Partners in Paradise examines the origins of a
Euro-American fascination with places imagined to exist outside of Modernity. Focusing on the
emergence of Tibet and Bali as  in turn  anthropological field sites  tourist destinations  and
cultural heritage sites  it argues that the work of academic researchers  tourists  and
cultural preservationists inform and constitute each other  in the process constructing
particular places as «paradise». Unpacking this process is a necessary first step in
understanding how Tibetans and Balinese negotiate their place in a modern world in which the
meaning of «paradise» is contested. Drawing on anthropology  history  and tourist studies 
Partners in Paradise offers a unique lens on the politics of development  modernization  and
cultural preservation.

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