Essays about: "Elspeth Kiddell"

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  1. 1. Samoa's Culture, Tourism and Development: Exploring the Impact of Tourism Development on the Changing Fa'a Samoa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Elspeth Kiddell; [2012]
    Keywords : Samoa; culture; tourism; fa’a Samoa; cultural change; commodification of culture; cultural capital; development as freedom; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the interactions between tourism development and cultural values in the South Pacific nation of Samoa. As tourism is likely to remain a key strategy for the development of Samoa, this study explores the impact of such development on the cultural component of fa’a Samoa, or Samoa’s way of life, which varies quite significantly from Western, capitalist culture. READ MORE