Tourism in Southeast Asia provides an up-to-date exploration of the state of tourism development and associated issues in one of the world’s most dynamic tourism destinations.

The volume takes a close look at many of the challenges facing Southeast Asian tourism at a critical stage of transition and transformation, and following a recent series of crises and disasters. Building on and advancing the path-breaking Tourism in South-East Asia, produced by the same editors in 1993, it adopts a multidisciplinary approach and includes contributions from some of the leading researchers on tourism in Southeast Asia, presenting a number of fresh perspectives.

The volume combines introductory material with an in-depth examination of anthropological writing on Southeast Asian tourism followed by case studies dealing with as diverse issues as globalization, terrorism, ‘romance tourism’ and ecotourism. A sister volume, Heritage Tourism in Southeast Asia, is in preparation.

Content:

1. Introduction (Hitchcock, King & Parnwell)

2. Anthropology and Tourism in SE Asia (King)

3. Indonesian Souvenirs as Micro-Monuments to Globalization and Modernity (Adams)

4. Terrorism and Tourism in Bali and SE Asia (Hitchcock & Nyoman)

5. Tourism and Balinese Identity in the Aftermath of the Kuta Bombing (Picard)

6. Tourism Policy-Making in SE Asia (Richter)

7. Development of Private Tourism Business Activity in Vietnam (Bennett)

8. Tourism in the Lao PDR (Harrison and Schipani)

9. SE Asian Tourism from a Japanese Perspective (Yamashita)

10. Cultural and Gender Politics in China–Vietnam Border Tourism (Chan)

11. Romance and Sex Tourism (Dahles)

12. Political Ecology of Sustainable Tourism in SE Asia (Parnwell)

13. New Directions in Indonesian Ecotourism (Cochrane)

14. Sustainability of Tourism Development in Komodo National Park (Borchers)

15. Tourism and the Environment in Small Islands (Hampton)

16. Conclusion (Hitchcock, King & Parnwell)

Index

Michael Hitchcock is Professor and Director in the International institute for Culture, Tourism and Development at London Metropolitan University. His research interests include tourism, development, material culture and business culture. He has worked on research and development projects in Indonesia and Vietnam.

Victor T. King is Professor of South East Asian Studies and Executive Director of the White Rose East Asia Centre at the Department of East Asian Studies in the University of Leeds.

Michael Parnwell is Reader in South East Asian Geography in the Department of East Asian studies at the University of Leeds.