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Bali and the Tourist Industry: A History, 1906-1942

Bali and the Tourist Industry: A History, 1906-1942

Paperback

Business GeneralGeneral World History

ISBN10: 078641572X
ISBN13: 9780786415724
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jul 15 2003
Pages: 221
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.16
Language: English

The island of Bali's sensational image was created by the tourists, artists, and scholars who visited the tiny nation between the two world wars. A Dutch colony from 1908, Bali was a source of revenue for the Dutch government, which began to develop its image as the ultimate vacation spot. The tourism industry spread the idea of Bali as a paradise in which noble, happy, spiritual Balinese--all prodigiously creative artists--lived in innocence. Sensual images of beautiful people on an enchanted isle unspoiled by modernity predominated. Bali also acquired a reputation as a homosexual paradise. A host of books and articles fed these images of Bali until it evolved into one of the most romantic stops on the tourist itinerary. The Balinese people, however, made little profit from the tourist traffic.

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