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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) markets itself to international visitors as a paradise. But just whose paradise is it? Take Me to My Paradise looks at the many players in the BVI tourism culture, including immigrants working in a tourism economy, nationalists struggling to maintain some control, and the anthropologist trying to make sense of it all. The result is a richly detailed and accessible ethnography on the impact of tourism on a country that came into being as a tourist destination.

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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
  2. p. vii
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  1. Illustrations
  2. p. ix
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. A Note on Notes and Names
  2. pp. xv-xvii
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  1. Introduction: Take Me to My Paradise
  2. pp. 1-14
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  1. 1. Tourism’s Paradise: Historical Background
  2. pp. 15-36
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  1. 2. Making Paradise as a Tourist Desti-Nation
  2. pp. 37-70
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  1. 3. “Nature’s Little Secrets”: Marketing Paradise and Making Nation
  2. pp. 71-98
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  1. 4. Cultural Negotiations: Race, Identity, and Citizenship
  2. pp. 99-121
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  1. 5. Like Looking at Ourselves in a Mirror: Collaborative Ethnography in Paradise
  2. pp. 122-146
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  1. 6. Stanley’s Swing and Other Intimate Encounters
  2. pp. 147-173
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  1. 7. Of Festivals, Calypso Kings, and Beauty Queens
  2. pp. 174-198
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  1. 8. Performing Paradise and Making Culture
  2. pp. 199-229
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  1. Conclusion: Technically, It's a Country
  2. pp. 230-246
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  1. References
  2. pp. 247-260
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 261-270
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  1. About the Author
  2. p. 271
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