Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West by David Wrobel (English) Pa

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This work explores the history of tourism in the American West and examines its effects on both the tourists and the places and people they visit. Scholars join government and National Park Service professionals to investigate the dilemmas that tourism poses for western communities.

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This work explores the history of tourism in the American West and examines its effects on both the tourists and the places and people they visit. Scholars join government and National Park Service professionals to investigate the dilemmas that tourism poses for western communities, from economic and environmental questions to cultural change. The selections are organized around three broad topics: scholarly perceptions of tourism, tourists, and those toured upon; tourism in its historical context, including an assessment of its cultural impact on communities and on tourists themselves; and the history and impact of tourism on the West's national parks, with particular emphasis on efforts to maintain the delicate balance between natural preservation and public enjoyment.

Author Biography

David Wrobel is associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and coeditor of Many Wests: Place, Culture, and Regional Identity, also from Kansas. Patrick Long is professor of tourism management at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and author of Win, Lose or Draw? Gambling with America's Small Towns.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Still Searching for the Golden West, Earl Pomeroy Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Tourism, Tourists, and the Toured Upon, David M. Wrobel I. Perspectives: Scholars and Tourists 2. Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West, Patricia Nelson Limerick 3. Why I Love Tourists: Confessions of a Dharma Bum, Rudolfo Anaya 4. For Residents and Visitors Alike: Seeking Tourism's Benefits, Minimizing Tourism's Costs, Patrick T. Long 5. A Devil's Bargain: Tourism in the Modern West, Hal Rothman II. Processes: Tourism and Cultural Change 6. No Aid or Comfort: Transportation and the Origins of Tourism in the Northern West, Carlos A. Schwantes 7. Tourists and Indians in Fred Harvey's Southwest, Leah Dilworth 8. Seeing America First: The Search for Identity in the Tourist Landscape, Marguerite S. Shaffer 9. Tourism, Whiteness, and the Vanishing Anglo, Sylvia Rodriguez III. Parks: Tourists in Western Wonderlands 10. Privations and Inconveniences: Early Tourism in Yellowstone National Park, Paul Schullery 11. Glaciers and Gasoline: The Making of a Windshield Wilderness, 1900-1915, David Louter 12. Selling the Scenery: Advertising and the National Parks, 1916-1933, Peter Blodgett 13. A Dignified Exploitation: The Growth of Tourism in the National Parks, Dwight T. Pitcaithley Contributors Index

Review

"There has been no shortage of hype and shallow thinking about the role of tourism in the modern West--but there has been a severe shortage of the kind of wisdom that comes from thinking hard and historically about tourism. This book offers the region that kind of wisdom."--Daniel Kemmis, Director of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West and author of Community and the Politics of Place"Seeing and Being Seen goes to the heart of the dilemmas of tourism in the western United States. . . . Insightful, provocative, and engagingly written, it is a valuable book for anyone with an interest in tourism--from park managers, community leaders, and students of the West to all of us in our recurrent roles as tourists."--Chris Wilson, author of The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition"This book is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about tourism in western America. It conveniently collects important scholarship in the field, making it available to the academic community and students of the American West."--New Mexico Historical Review"This collection deserves an audience as diverse as the contributors. The future of Western cultural uniqueness and economic development largely depends upon the wisdom with which we deal with tourism"--The Historian"A highly recommended read for scholars, planners, environmentalists, and those engaged in the tourism industry. For historians, the book suggests questions on a wide range of issues to keep future generations fruitfully occupied."--Journal of Arizona History

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"This book is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about tourism in western America. It conveniently collects important scholarship in the field, making it available to the academic community and students of the American West."New Mexico Historical Review "This collection deserves an audience as diverse as the contributors. The future of Western cultural uniqueness and economic development largely depends upon the wisdom with which we deal with tourism"The Historian "A highly recommended read for scholars, planners, environmentalists, and those engaged in the tourism industry. For historians, the book suggests questions on a wide range of issues to keep future generations fruitfully occupied."Journal of Arizona History

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Foreword: Still Searching for the Golden West, Earl Pomeroy Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Tourism, Tourists, and the Toured Upon, David M. Wrobel I. Perspectives: Scholars and Tourists 2. Seeing and Being Seen: Tourism in the American West, Patricia Nelson Limerick 3. Why I Love Tourists: Confessions of a Dharma Bum, Rudolfo Anaya 4. For Residents and Visitors Alike: Seeking Tourism's Benefits, Minimizing Tourism's Costs, Patrick T. Long 5. A Devil's Bargain: Tourism in the Modern West, Hal Rothman II. Processes: Tourism and Cultural Change 6. No Aid or Comfort: Transportation and the Origins of Tourism in the Northern West, Carlos A. Schwantes 7. Tourists and Indians in Fred Harvey's Southwest, Leah Dilworth 8. Seeing America First: The Search for Identity in the Tourist Landscape, Marguerite S. Shaffer 9. Tourism, Whiteness, and the Vanishing Anglo, Sylvia Rodriguez III. Parks: Tourists in Western Wonderlands 10. Privations and Inconveniences: Early Tourism in Yellowstone National Park, Paul Schullery 11. Glaciers and Gasoline: The Making of a Windshield Wilderness, 1900-1915, David Louter 12. Selling the Scenery: Advertising and the National Parks, 1916-1933, Peter Blodgett 13. A Dignified Exploitation: The Growth of Tourism in the National Parks, Dwight T. Pitcaithley Contributors Index

Details ISBN0700610839 Short Title SEEING & BEING SEEN Publisher University Press of Kansas Language English ISBN-10 0700610839 ISBN-13 9780700610839 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Imprint University Press of Kansas Subtitle Tourism in the American West Place of Publication Kansas Country of Publication United States Edited by David Wrobel Author Patrick Long DOI 10.1604/9780700610839 UK Release Date 2001-06-05 AU Release Date 2001-06-05 NZ Release Date 2001-06-05 US Release Date 2001-06-05 Pages 328 Publication Date 2001-06-05 DEWEY 338.479178 Illustrations 28 illustrations Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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