Paradise Laborers: Hotel Work in the Global Economy

by Peter Adler and Patricia A. Adler

Book Overview

Resorts have become important to American society and its economy; one in eight Americans is now employed by the tourism industry. Yet despite the ubiquity of hotels, little has been written about those who labor there. Drawing on eight years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, the renowned ethnographers Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler reveal the occupational culture and lifestyles of workers at five luxury Hawaiian resorts.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801489504
• ISBN13: 9780801489501
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher