Description
The economic imperative of sustainable tourism development frequently shapes life on small subtropical islands. In Okinawa, ecotourism promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise explores the transformation in community and sense of place as Okinawans come to view themselves through the lens of the visiting tourist consumer, and as their language, landscapes, and wildlife are reconstituted as treasured and vulnerable resources. The rediscovery and revaluing of local ecological knowledge strengthens Okinawan or Uchinaa cultural heritage, despite the controversial presence of US military bases amidst a hegemonic Japanese state.
Author: Andrea E. Murray
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 01/13/2023
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781800737372
ISBN10: 1800737378
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Special Interest | Ecotourism
- Social Science | Anthropology | General
- Travel | Asia | General
About the Author
Andrea E. Murray is an Associate in Research at the Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies. She received her PhD in Social Anthropology from Harvard in 2012, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Hamilton College.