
Destination Anthropocene
Science and Tourism in The Bahamas
Amelia Moore(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2019
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-520-29892-7 (ISBN)
Description
Destination Anthropocene documents the emergence of new travel imaginaries forged at the intersection of the natural sciences and the tourism industry in a Caribbean archipelago. Known to travelers as a paradise of sun, sand, and sea, The Bahamas is rebranding itself in response to the rising threat of global environmental change, including climate change. In her imaginative new book, Amelia Moore explores an experimental form of tourism developed in the name of sustainability, one that is slowly changing the way both tourists and Bahamians come to know themselves and relate to island worlds.
Reviews / Votes
"Moore digs deep into the trenches of ethnographic detail to demonstrate the entangled ways that science and tourism commingle in the 'significant spaces' of small islands as critical spaces." * Current Anthropology * "The book is a stellar effort to denaturalize both the Anthropocene and anthropogenesis and expose instead the global, classed interests that are served by such naturalizations. Researchers, students and policy makers interested in climate justice would particularly benefit from engaging with this work." * Anthropology Book Forum *More details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
15 b-w images, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-29892-7 (9780520298927)
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Additional editions

E-Book
08/2019
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€28.99
Available for download
Person
Amelia Moore is Assistant Professor of Sustainable Coastal Tourism and Recreation in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Anthropocene Islands
1 Building Biocomplexity
2 The Educational Islands
3 Sea of Green
4 Aquatic Invaders in the Anthropocene
5 Down the Blue Hole
Conclusion: Anthropocene Anthropology
Notes
References
Index
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Anthropocene Islands
1 Building Biocomplexity
2 The Educational Islands
3 Sea of Green
4 Aquatic Invaders in the Anthropocene
5 Down the Blue Hole
Conclusion: Anthropocene Anthropology
Notes
References
Index