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Representing identities through tourism: encounters of ethnic minorities in Dali, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
Author(s) -
Doorne S.,
Ateljevic I.,
Bai Z.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.404
Subject(s) - tourism , ethnic group , china , politics , context (archaeology) , identity (music) , economy , globalization , sociology , tourism geography , economic geography , political science , gender studies , geography , anthropology , economics , law , physics , acoustics , archaeology
In the current era of globalisation ȧand regional economic integration, localised concerns with cultural identity, historical memory and collective belonging are assuming a new significance. Rather than signalling the end of localised identities, however, the current period has infused processes of identity formation with elements of political economy. One central component of political economy through which these processes are being expressed is tourism. In this context, as the social sciences have begun to take tourism seriously when addressing broader issues of culture and society, this paper elaborates on new arenas through which processes of identity formation are being articulated.Drawing on a current research project focused on cultural tourism in Dali, Yunnan Province, China, the discussion emphasises the extent to which cultural identities are appropriated, constructed and traded through and around material objects of touristic exchange. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.