List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; ONE: Anthropology and the study of tourism: theoretical and personal reflections; Areas of convergence; Research foci and methods; The structure of the book; An ethical note; TWO: The development of international tourism in Sri Lanka: an economic, social and political portrait; A political and economic framework; A story of growth: 1966-82; The economic balance sheet; Cultural 'pollution'; Neo-colonialism; THREE: Tourism in Kandy: a historical and contemporary portrait; The city and its environs past and present; Kandy as a tourist site; Modern tourism growth in Kandy; Socio-economic perceptions; The events of 1982; FOUR: Images and representations of tourism in Kandy a study of different viewpoints; Touristic images; The view from the Town Hall; The view from the schools; The view from the streets; FIVE: Roles, relationships and representations in the informal sector: street guides and unlicensed guesthouses in Kandy; The informal tourism sector; The unlicensed guesthouses; The street guides; Street guides, shopkeepers and guesthouse proprietors: transactions and conflicts; Life in the informal sector: concluding thoughts; SIX: Tourism in troubled times: 1982 to the present; Bibliography; Index;
