Sounds of Vacation

Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism
Herausgeber: Guilbault, Jocelyne; Rommen, Timothy

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Produktbeschreibung

The contributors to Sounds of Vacation examine the commodification of music and sound at popular vacation destinations throughout the Caribbean in order to tease out the relationships between political economy, hospitality, and the legacies of slavery and colonialism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781478004288
• ISBN-10: 1478004282
• Artikelnr.: 55387987

Autorenporträt

Jocelyne Guilbault and Timothy Rommen, editors

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments  vii
Prologue / Steven Feld  1
Introduction. The Political Economy of Music and Sound: Case Studies in the
Caribbean Tourism Industry / Jocelyne Guilbault and Timothy Rommen  9
1. It Sounds Better in the Bahamas: Musicians, Management, and the Markets
in Nassau's All-Inclusive Hotels / Timothy Rommen  41
2. Touristic Rhythms: The Club Remix / Jerome Camal  77
3. Listening for Noise: Seeking Disturbing Sounds in Tourist Spaces / Susan
Harewood  107
4. All-Inclusive Resorts in Sint Maarten and Our Common Decolonial State:
On Butterflies That Are Caterpillars Still in Chrysalis / Francio
Guadeloupe and Jordi Halfman  134
5. Sound Management: Listening to Sandals Halcyon in Saint Lucia / Jocelyne
Guilbault   161
Epilogue. The Political Economy of Music and Sound / Percy C. Hintzen  193
References  207
Contributors  227
Index  229