Behind the Smile, Second Edition

George Gmelch is Professor of Anthropology at the University of San Francisco and Union College. He has studied Irish Travellers, return migrants, commercial fishermen, Alaska natives, Caribbean villagers and tourism workers, and American professional baseball players. He is the author of eleven books, including (with Sharon Bohn Gmelch) Tasting the Good Life: Wine Tourism in the Napa Valley (Indiana University Press, 2011). He has written two other books on Barbados: Double Passage, which is about return migration, and The Parish behind God's Back: The Changing Culture of Rural Barbados. He has also written widely for general audiences, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Natural History.

Preface
1. Island Tourism
2. Work and Encounters in Tourism
3. The Airport
Redcap Wendy Husbands
Teller and Money Exchanger Joyann Springer
4. The Hotel
Taxi Driver Trevor Mapp
Bartender Sylvan Alleyne
Guest Services Director Marilyn Cooper
Room Attendant (Maid) Sheralyn O'Neale
Security Errol Sobers
Chef Malcolm Bovell
Manager Martin Barrow
5. The Beach
Beach Vendor Rosco Roach
Hotel Water Sports Zerphyl Greaves
Jet-Ski Operator Ricky Hinds
Dive Shop Brian Rock
6. The Attractions
Cruise-Ship Shore Excursions Rosie Hartmann
Island Bus Tours Anderson Hughes
Co-Pilot, Atlantis Submarines Michael Walcott
Tour Guide, Harrison's Cave Malika Marshall
Captain, Jolly Roger Pirate Cruises Dwayne Parry
Owner-Operator, Cycling Tours Robert Quintyne
7. The Research and Promotion of Tourism
Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association Colin Jordan
Chief Research Officer, Ministry of Tourism Everton Gill
8. Conclusion
Epilogue: Student Encounters with Tourists and Tourism
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index