List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Lo autentico aun existe; Chapter 1 Tourism and Ethnic Peoples; Chapter 2 Authenticity and Commodification; Chapter 3 Hainan Island and Folk Villages; Chapter 4 Governments; Chapter 5 Ethnic Minorities; Chapter 6 Tourists; Chapter 7 Tourism Businesses; Chapter 8 Equilibrium; Epilogue: Lo autentico aun existe (Reprise); References; Index
Summary
This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what the problems are in the process. By using the study of folk villages on Hainan Island, China, the book suggests that authenticity evolves from a static into a more dynamic concept, which can be formulated according to the different stages of development relating to all the stakeholders involved. Authentication is an interactive process in which a balance of forces defines a state of e
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index
