An Anthropological Study of Hospitality: The Innkeeper and the Guest
Autor Amitai Touvalen Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 dec 2016
This volume explores recent developments in the practice of hospitality, as well as the curious, precarious relationship between guests and their hosts. Drawing from personal interactions with an aging innkeeper called Herr Klaus and modern Airbnb hostess Gretchen, Amitai Touval offers a touching and illuminating account of how the rise of Airbnb has forged new standards of generosity, hostility, and accountability. An Anthropological Study of Hospitality is a must-read for anyone who has wondered about the intricate social cues involved in such a seemingly simple exchange.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319420486
ISBN-10: 3319420488
Pagini: 123
Ilustrații: VIII, 80 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319420488
Pagini: 123
Ilustrații: VIII, 80 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
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Cuprins
1. The Innkeeper.- 2. The Airbnb.
Recenzii
“The text offers new insight on hospitality and its anthropological nature, situating as a more than interesting piece for social scientists interested in these types of matters.” (Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Hospitality & Society, Vol. 09 (2), 2019)
Notă biografică
Amitai Touval is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University of New York, USA. He is also Social Media Director of ITAP International.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
This volume explores recent developments in the practice of hospitality, as well as the curious, precarious relationship between guests and their hosts. Drawing from personal interactions with an aging innkeeper called Herr Klaus and modern Airbnb hostess Gretchen, Amitai Touval offers a touching and illuminating account of how the rise of Airbnb has forged new standards of generosity, hostility, and accountability. An Anthropological Study of Hospitality is a must-read for anyone who has wondered about the intricate social cues involved in such a seemingly simple exchange.
Amitai Touval is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University of New York, USA. He is also Social Media Director of ITAP International.
Caracteristici
Brings together studies in the history of hospitality in Germany, and the anthropological literature on hospitality Addresses hospitality in the traditional sense of the word: the interaction of hosts and guests Uniquely looks at East Germany's hospitality tradition