Description
Book SynopsisWhile the number of domestic leisure travelers has increased dramatically in reform-era China, the persistent gap between urban and rural living standards attests to ongoing social, and political inequalities. This book investigates the contested meanings and unintended consequences of tourism for those people whose lives and livelihoods.
Trade Review"A stimulating and fascinating book . . . a good read not only for experts or a broader public interested in China, tourism and cultural heritage preservation, but also for researchers in con-temporary visual culture, ethnography and migration."
-- Heleni Porfyriou * Journal of Cultural Heritage *
"A Landscape of Travel is a valuable contribution to the study of tourism and ethnic minorities in contemporary China. . . . It provides an updated account of dynamics detailed in the work of scholars such as Tim Oakes, Margaret Swain, and Louisa Schein, and it stands out among more recent but less rounded ethnographic books on tourism in China."
-- Travis Klingberg * Pacific Affairs *
"Chio skillfully unpacks the complexities of ethnic-tourism development in rural China. . . . She lays bare the regimes of mobility and visuality that turn one person’s leisure into another person’s labor. . . . A Landscape of Travel is a beautifully written, accessible, and engaging ethnographic monograph."
-- Noel B. Salazar * Anthropological Quarterly *
"[A] vivid ethnography. . . . A Landscape of Travel is well-organized, theoretically innovative, and ethnographically rich."
-- Xiaoshun Zeng * The China Review *
"A fresh look at the impact of tourism on the ethnicity and identity of villagers and interrelation between leisure and labor of rural tourism in China. . . . Chio’s work is theoretically dense and empirically rich. . . . A Landscape of Travel makes a fine addition to the existing anthropological literature on tourism. . . . A valuable resource for a range of educational purposes."
-- Yujie Zhu * American Anthropologist *
"A Landscape of Travel makes a fine addition to the existing anthropological literature on tourism. The book moves beyond theoretical abstractions to the complexity and richness of reality. The monograph is a valuable resource for a range of educational purposes, including in undergraduate classes on the anthropology of tourism and for perusal by postgraduates who are researching tourism in China."
* American Anthropologist *
Table of ContentsForeword by Stevan Harrell
Preface
Acknowledgments
Map of China
Introduction
1. Similar, with Minor Differences
2. Peasant Family Happiness
3. Leave the Fields without Leaving the Countryside
4. "Take a Picture with Us"
5. The Ability to Be Different
Conclusion
Glossary of Chinese Characters
Notes
References
Index
