Based on anthropological fieldwork in the 1990s, this book provides an ethnographic perspective in its examination of the politics and policies of cultural tourism as they were played out under the Indonesian New Order regime. The successful New Order tourism policy ensured that tourism development both contributed to, and benefited from, increasing economic prosperity and a long stretch of political stability. However, that success has come at a price; the policy to encourage mainly 'high-quality' tourism revolved around carefully constructed and controlled tourist experiences that have led to local inequalities. The failure of this policy is analysed in a detailed case study of the city of Yogyakarta.

Authored by Dahles, Heidi

Chapter 1 Tourism, Politics and the Paradox of Culture; Chapter 2 The Politics of Tourism in Indonesia; Chapter 3 Pancasila Tourism in the Heart of Central Java; Chapter 4 Prominent Players in Yogyakarta's Tourism Arena; Chapter 5 The Politics of Guiding; Chapter 6 Blurring the Boundaries; Chapter 7 Local Identity and National Culture; Chapter 8 Epilogue;