Tourism and the Globalization of a Canary Island

Bibliographic Data

ID2559686
AuthorsDonald Macleod (corresponding author), Donald V L Macleod
Year1999
Volume5
Issue3
Pages443
Publication date1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2661277
OpenAlexW2132150720
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited12

This article argues that contemporary tourism should be seen as part of the globalization process, which is itself embedded in the world-system historical pattern of events. Tourism as a topic within anthropology is reviewed initially and is seen to be currently over-emphasizing symbolic issues at the expense of socioeconomic ones. A case study focuses on the globalization process as experienced by the Canary Islanders, for whom tourism is the latest in a long line of export services. It includes an examination of the influence of tourism on the local community, dealing with private accommodation, local businesses, employment patterns, gender roles and centralized development programmes. The tourists as a group are also examined and the intricate relationship between the type of tourism and the development of a resort is described. Throughout the article the potential of tourism for illuminating networks within global processes is made clear

Archaeology · Economic geography · Geography · Globalization · Political science · Tourism · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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