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03212aam a2200421 i 4500 001 E1C912C86B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150205s2015 tnuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014037592 020 $a 0826520561 020 $a 9780826520562 035 $a (OCoLC)892880352 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a s-ec--- 050 00 $a F3791.M37 S64 2015 082 00 $a 986.6 $2 23 084 $a SOC015000 $a SOC005000 $a SOC015000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Smith, Kimbra, $d 1970- $e author. 245 10 $a Practically invisible : $b coastal Ecuador, tourism, and the politics of authenticity / $c Kimbra L. Smith. 264 1 $a Nashville, Tennessee : $b Vanderbilt University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a ix, 254 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The community of Agua Blanca, deep within the Machalilla National Park on the coast of Ecuador, found itself facing the twenty-first century with a choice: embrace a booming tourist industry eager to experience a preconceived notion of indigeneity, or risk losing a battle against the encroaching forces of capitalism and development. The facts spoke for themselves, however, as tourism dollars became the most significant source of income in the community. Thus came a nearly inevitable shock, as the daily rhythms of life--rising before dawn to prepare for a long day of maintaining livestock and crops; returning for a late lunch and siesta; joining in a game of soccer followed by dinner in the evening--transformed forever in favor of a new tourist industry and the compromises required to support it. As Practically Invisible demonstrates, for Agua Blancans, becoming a supposedly "authentic" version of their own indigenous selves required performing their culture for outsiders, thus becoming these performances within the minds of these visitors. At the heart of this story, then, is a delicate balancing act between tradition and survival, a performance experienced by countless indigenous groups" -- Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A theoretically rich ethnography of an unrecognized coastal Ecuadorian indigenous group. Grounded in local knowledge and practice, the book shows how Agua Blancans bypass the national discourses that erase them from the landscape to access broader globalizing processes, with international implications as well as national and local ones" -- Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Manta Indians $z Agua Blanca. $z Agua Blanca. 650 0 $a Manta Indians $x Ethnic identity. 650 0 $a Culture and tourism $z Agua Blanca. $z Agua Blanca. 651 0 $a Agua Blanca (Ecuador) $x Social life and customs. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. $2 bisacsh 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1304/2922756/image/lgcover.9780826520562.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161202022158.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E1C912C86B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search