essay

Tourism in Tonga: troubled times

Hosts and guests : the anthropology of tourismPhiladelphiaPublished In 1977 • Pages: 83-92

By: Urbanowicz, Charles Francis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study '...examines the impact of tourism on the Tongan economy and the social and cultural problems associated with the advent of recent mass tourism' (p. 83-84). Basically, this source is a re-analysis of the data found in 90:Urbanowicz, with new information on such aspects as the Tongan government's support of the tourist industry and the development of a 'phony-folk-culture' for the benefit of the tourist spectator.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Economic planning and development
Income and demand
Price and value
Foreign exchange
Labor supply and employment
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tongans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2006
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Polynesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 1978
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1970-1971
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1965-1976
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tonga
NotesAdditional notes
Charles Francis Urbanowicz
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77081447
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tongans