Essays about: "definition of ethnic tourism"

Found 1 essay containing the words definition of ethnic tourism.

  1. 1. DRAWING BOUNDARY AND REALIGNING IDENTITY : The Karen in Northern Thailand in the Context of Tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Chanin Chiumkanokchai; [2008]
    Keywords : Thailand; Karen; tourism; ethnic identity; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With the purpose to scrutinise ethnic identity as it negotiates through times of change, this thesis focuses on how the identity of the Karen in northern Thailand has been defined in the context tourism. The meeting of the Karen with foreign tourists and Thai tour guides is studied through the notion that inter-ethnic relations are necessary for ethnic identity to exist. READ MORE