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Tourism in the New South Africa: Social Responsibility and the Tourist Experience.(Book review)

Publication: African Studies Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-MAR-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Tourism in the New South Africa: Social Responsibility and the Tourist Experience. Garth Allen and Frank Brennan. London: I.B. Tauris, 2004. 305 pp.

Social scientists, Garth Allen and Frank Brennan, have essentially created two interrelated books between the covers of Tourism in the New A...

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...South Africa: Social Responsibility and the Tourist Experience. social anthropologists and a political economist, the pair worked in South Africa from the mid-1990s to 2002. First, their joint effort is a hopeful yet cautionary tale concerning eco-tourism and development in the context of KwaZulu-Natal. Second, the authors lead readers on a winding path into the psyche of the international traveler, speculations on issues of international citizenship, and accountable tourist behavior. The text should interest scholars of South African studies, tourism studies, development studies, social anthropology, as well as political economy.

In the opening chapters, the authors present a highly detailed overview of South African tourism policy in the...

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