Panameñismo and Panameñidad : converging ideologies in the construction of Panamanian national identity -- Panama's temporary migrants : the Afro-Antillean presence in the national narrative -- "Panama is more than a canal" : the twenty-first century and the Panamanian tourism industry -- Touring the archipelago of Bocas del Toro -- Afro-Antilleanness represented : museums, theme parks, and the manufacturing of history -- The permanent attractions: music and cuisine as malleable "ethnic commodities" -- Conclusions: Afro-Antillean identity construction, international tourism, and the new symbols of Panameñidad.
Summary:
"A new reading of Panama's nation-building process, interpreted through a lens of transnational tourism"-- Provided by publisher.
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