Bourbon Street, b-drinking, and the sexual economy of tourism / Angela R. Demovic.
| Author/creator | Demovic, Angela R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | xvi, 189 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Anthropology of tourism: heritage, mobility, and society |
| Contents | Intro; Contents; Entering "The Field"; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Why B-drinking Works; 2 B-girls in Public Discourses; 3 Finding B-girls in the Ideoscape; 4 The Cultural Geography of Power and B-drinking in the 1990s; 5 Understanding the Perspectives of B-girls at the Turn of the Century; 6 Dangers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Abstract | Combining historic and ethnographic research, Angela R. Demovic reveals the intersection of alcohol sales and stripteasing in the French Quarter. She demonstrates how B-drinkers-workers hired by bar owners to flirt with patrons who buy them drinks-maintain agency and create community in a tourism economy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781498531337 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018940325 |
| ISBN | 9781498531320 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1498531326 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |