Footprints in paradise ecotourism, local knowledge, and therapies in Okinawal knowledge, and therapies in Okinawa
In Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, "ecotourism" promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise centers on how Okinawans' sense of place is transformi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Oxford, England :
Berghahn Books
2017
2017. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | New directions in anthropology ;
Volume 40. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432623206719 |
| Sumario: | In Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, "ecotourism" promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise centers on how Okinawans' sense of place is transforming rapidly, along with language, landscapes, cultural traditions, and wildlife: from marginalized and exoticized island phenomena into global heritage resources worth cherishing by insiders and outsiders. Footprints in Paradise is intended for readers interested in the anthropology of US-Japan-Okinawa relations, tourism and island environments, the politics of ecological sustainability, and the shifting ethics of human-animal relationships in the early twenty-first century. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781785333873 9781785334733 |
