The book is concerned with the question of how tourism development affects the socio-cultural and economic development patterns of a society. Establishing the relationship between tourism and anthropology by citing models and presenting diagrams, it discusses characteristics of tourism, tourism motivators and characteristics of cultural tourism. It details the effects of tourism on settlements, the structure and values of society, the performance of artistic, religious and traditional practices, the economy particularly employment and development, and the environment. It contains case studies on communities especially the tribal groups to present a well-researched study of the inter-relation between culture and tourism.