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Author Smith, Kimbra, 1970- author.

Title Practically invisible : coastal Ecuador, tourism, and the politics of authenticity / Kimbra L. Smith.

Publication Info. Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 254 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The community of Agua Blanca, deep within the Machalilla National Park on the coast of Ecuador, found itself facing the twenty-first century with a choice: embrace a booming tourist industry eager to experience a preconceived notion of indigeneity, or risk losing a battle against the encroaching forces of capitalism and development. The facts spoke for themselves, however, as tourism dollars became the most significant source of income in the community. Thus came a nearly inevitable shock, as the daily rhythms of life--rising before dawn to prepare for a long day of maintaining livestock and crops; returning for a late lunch and siesta; joining in a game of soccer followed by dinner in the evening--transformed forever in favor of a new tourist industry and the compromises required to support it. As Practically Invisible demonstrates, for Agua Blancans, becoming a supposedly "authentic" version of their own indigenous selves required performing their culture for outsiders, thus becoming these performances within the minds of these visitors. At the heart of this story, then, is a delicate balancing act between tradition and survival, a performance experienced by countless indigenous groups"--Provided by publisher
"A theoretically rich ethnography of an unrecognized coastal Ecuadorian indigenous group. Grounded in local knowledge and practice, the book shows how Agua Blancans bypass the national discourses that erase them from the landscape to access broader globalizing processes, with international implications as well as national and local ones"--Provided by publisher
Note Print version record.
Contents Discourse: Fixity -- Practice: Fluidity -- Dispositions: Fear -- Interpracticality: Displacing Fear.
Subject Manta Indians -- Ecuador -- Agua Blanca.
Manta Indians -- Ethnic identity.
Culture and tourism -- Ecuador -- Agua Blanca.
Agua Blanca (Ecuador) -- Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
Culture and tourism. (OCoLC)fst00885097
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Manta Indians. (OCoLC)fst01007955
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions.
Other Form: Print version: Smith, Kimbra, 1970- Practically invisible 9780826520562 (DLC) 2014037592 (OCoLC)892880352
ISBN 9780826520586 (electronic book)
0826520588 (electronic book)
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