Behind the Smile: The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism

Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as
seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The
workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo
to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly personal accounts offer
insight into complex questions about tourism: how race shapes interactions between
tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning
of sexual encounters between locals and tourists, and the real economic and
ecological costs of development through tourism. This updated edition includes
several new narratives and a new chapter about American students' experiences during
summer school and home stays in Barbados.