Description
HIGH SEASON (2ND ED)
Book Summary
This literary and urban essay analyzes the transformation of Palma de Mallorca under the impact of mass tourism. Through a critical and poetic lens, the author reveals how a small island that receives sixteen million annual visitors becomes a mirror of late capitalism. The reader will find an incisive portrait of power dynamics, citizen resistance, and the contradictions of a city caught between its identity and the pressure of the global market.
What is it about?
The work explores the city of Palma as both a setting and a protagonist of a global phenomenon. Throughout its pages, it traverses the city's streets, its centers of resistance, and the people who inhabit it, while examining the tons of trash that decorate it during high season and reflecting on "balconing" as a dystopian poem of our time. The author uses the island as a metaphor to understand the contradictions of late capitalism, where overflow tourism redefines urban space, social relations, and the very identity of the place.
Main themes
- Mass tourism and its consequences on urban and social space.
- Critique of late capitalism through the analysis of a tourist city.
- Transformation of local identity in the face of global market pressure.
- Citizen resistance and power dynamics in the urban context.
- Literary reflection on everyday dystopia and contemporary alienation.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in literary essays and urbanism, as well as those seeking a critical perspective on tourism and its effects on cities. It will also be of great interest to those who wish to understand the dynamics of contemporary capitalism through a concrete, well-documented case study.
What this book offers
- An original and literary perspective on the phenomenon of mass tourism.
- Keys to understanding how late capitalism transforms urban spaces and human relationships.
- A profound reflection on identity, resistance, and alienation in modern cities.
- A critical analysis that invites a rethinking of the tourism development model.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Nadal Suau, Josep Maria
- Publisher: Sloper, S.L
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Landscaping and urbanism, literary essays
- Collection: Thera Collection
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: November 2020
- Number of pages: 206
- Weight: 300 g
Editorial Review
This is a unique essay that combines urban observation with literary reflection, offering a lucid and unsettling look at the present state of tourist cities. Its critical approach and narrative style make it a recommended read for those seeking to understand the contradictions of the contemporary world from both a local and global perspective.