The Changing Faces of Skagway, Alaska: A Story So Far
In this paper, I explore the multiple trajectories and relational politics from which Skagway, Alaska, has "become the new." I engage Skagway through a "language of movement." I tell "a story so far" about Skagway, Alaska, as a "place in motion." The paper unf...
| Published in: | Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Project MUSE
2007
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pcg.2007.0010 |
| Summary: | In this paper, I explore the multiple trajectories and relational politics from which Skagway, Alaska, has "become the new." I engage Skagway through a "language of movement." I tell "a story so far" about Skagway, Alaska, as a "place in motion." The paper unfolds through an ethno-historic narrative of the multiple lines of social and economic differentiation, processes of change, and numerous face-lifts Skagway has undergone since the Klondike Gold Rush on through to today's connectivity with the global cruise tourism industry. |
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