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Theory of culture change: The methodology of multilinear evolution
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(SSC) Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution. Julian H. Steward. University of Illinois Press (Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA), ISBN 0-25200295-4, Third Printing of the paperback edition 1976, 244 pp. (softcover), $3.45 This volume sets forth certain concepts and methods needed to develop a general methodology for determining regularities in the functional interrelationships of cultural patterns and the processes of culture change which have occurred independently among societies in different parts of the world. The introduction presents a broad statement of the scientific objectives and of certain heuristic concepts and procedures necessary to realize this objective. The first five chapters are primarily theoretical. Each elaborates a concept and method. The following seven chapters are slightly more substantive than theoretical in that they illustrate applications of the basic theory to selected cultures. Bibliography. (TSM)
Tourism and Indian Exploitation: A Social Indictment. By Laurence French,
Wassq/a (Published by the American Indian Historical Society, 1451 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, California 94114, USA), September 1977, pp. 19-20. Tourism is being recommended to many indian reservations as a way of developing their economy. While this could well be successful if conducted properly and with adequate direction from the tribe, it could be disaster. This article, dealing with the Cherokee lndians of North Carolina (the Eastern Band of the Qualla Boundary) exemplifies such a disaster. (TSM) Tourism In Appleby, Keswiek, and Sedbergh, by B.H. Archer and D.R. Jones, Institute of Economic Research (University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom), 1977, 158 pp. (softcover) $10.00 The study is concerned with the effects of tourism on three specific towns (above) within Cumbria and with the "spill-over" effects from these towns into the rest of the country. Tables, Charts, and Map. (TSM) Tourism in the United States--Potentials and Problems, Economic Development Research Report, U.S. Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Washington, D.C. 20230), January 1976, 25 pp. No price listed. This report was prepared by Leisure Systems, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), for the Office of Economic Research, Economic Development Administration. The report has a discussion on the components of tourism and thus the difficulty in defining the industry. It further discusses the role that a government should take in the planning of this industry. (TSM) Tourism in the Bahamas and Bermuda: Two Case Studies, by Brian H. Archer, University of Wales Press (6 Gwennyth Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF2 4YD, United Kingdom), Bangor Occasional Papers in Economics, No. 10, May 1977, 87 pp. (softcover). $6.50 The two case studies described in this book were undertaken during the period July 1975, to September 1976. In addition to furnishing a detailed description of the nature of the impact made by tourism on the economies of the two countries, the book provides a list of the general data requirements and sources of information for studies of this type together with a sample questionnaire and an account of the methodology. Tables. ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH. April/June 1978
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(SSC) Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution. Julian H. Steward. University of Illinois Press (Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA), ISBN 0-25200295-4, Third Printing of the paperback edition 1976, 244 pp. (softcover), $3.45 This volume sets forth certain concepts and methods needed to develop a general methodology for determining regularities in the functional interrelationships of cultural patterns and the processes of culture change which have occurred independently among societies in different parts of the world. The introduction presents a broad statement of the scientific objectives and of certain heuristic concepts and procedures necessary to realize this objective. The first five chapters are primarily theoretical. Each elaborates a concept and method. The following seven chapters are slightly more substantive than theoretical in that they illustrate applications of the basic theory to selected cultures. Bibliography. (TSM)
Tourism and Indian Exploitation: A Social Indictment. By Laurence French,
Wassq/a (Published by the American Indian Historical Society, 1451 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, California 94114, USA), September 1977, pp. 19-20. Tourism is being recommended to many indian reservations as a way of developing their economy. While this could well be successful if conducted properly and with adequate direction from the tribe, it could be disaster. This article, dealing with the Cherokee lndians of North Carolina (the Eastern Band of the Qualla Boundary) exemplifies such a disaster. (TSM) Tourism In Appleby, Keswiek, and Sedbergh, by B.H. Archer and D.R. Jones, Institute of Economic Research (University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom), 1977, 158 pp. (softcover) $10.00 The study is concerned with the effects of tourism on three specific towns (above) within Cumbria and with the "spill-over" effects from these towns into the rest of the country. Tables, Charts, and Map. (TSM) Tourism in the United States--Potentials and Problems, Economic Development Research Report, U.S. Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Washington, D.C. 20230), January 1976, 25 pp. No price listed. This report was prepared by Leisure Systems, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), for the Office of Economic Research, Economic Development Administration. The report has a discussion on the components of tourism and thus the difficulty in defining the industry. It further discusses the role that a government should take in the planning of this industry. (TSM) Tourism in the Bahamas and Bermuda: Two Case Studies, by Brian H. Archer, University of Wales Press (6 Gwennyth Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF2 4YD, United Kingdom), Bangor Occasional Papers in Economics, No. 10, May 1977, 87 pp. (softcover). $6.50 The two case studies described in this book were undertaken during the period July 1975, to September 1976. In addition to furnishing a detailed description of the nature of the impact made by tourism on the economies of the two countries, the book provides a list of the general data requirements and sources of information for studies of this type together with a sample questionnaire and an account of the methodology. Tables. ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH. April/June 1978
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