essay
Tourism in Tonga: troubled times
hosts and guests : the anthropology of tourism • Philadelphia • Published In 1977 • Pages: 83-92
By: Urbanowicz, Charles Francis.
Abstract
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.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1978
- Field Date
- 1970-1971
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1965-1976
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- Charles Francis Urbanowicz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 92)
- LCCN
- 77081447
- LCSH
- Tongans