"[This book] is a key resource on the priorities, challenges, and strategies in the globalized economy of the Asian tourism market. Highlighting multidisciplinary studies on cultural tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality management, this publication is an ideal reference source for academicians,...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1 Scales, Logics, and Agents -- Tropical Knowledges -- The Natures of Culture: Environment and Race in the Colonial Tropics -- Dividing Lines: Nature, Culture, and Commerce in Indonesia’s Aru Islands, 1856–1997 -- A Move from Minor...

"This book provides new theories, research findings, and case studies, to enhance understanding and collaboration in issues of tourism and key tourism priorities now and in the future. The book focuses on tourism in Asia, with a special attention to South East Asian nations."