Title
Book Review: Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Title
American Anthropologist
Publication Date
2015
School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Sociology
Abstract
At the sight of a group of kayakers crashing the whitewater of a Chilean river, or in the wake of disaster on the Himalayan slopes, locals might well ask: Who are these strange hordes, decked in bedazzling colors as they negotiate the razor edges of life? Robert Fletcher's answer would be as follows: middle-class, white males from wealthy countries looking for a heart-throbbing thrill but one that qualifies as “productive leisure.” In Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism, Fletcher acknowledges there are some variants of this profile related to gender, class, or race, but it generally describes the contemporary ecotourist scouring the globe for the next adventure.
Recommended Citation
Hutchins, Frank, "Book Review: Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism" (2015). Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations. 1.
https://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/soc_criminal_fac_pubs/1