What makes the 'self'? How is it created, defined, and transformed? Arthur Asa Berger's fascinating, educational whodunit novel unravels the mysteries of cultural studies theory, and more specifically, the complexities of postmodernism and identity.

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University, where he taught for 38 years. He is the author of numerous books and articles on tourism, media, popular culture and everyday life. Among his books on tourism are Vietnam Tourism, Thailand Tourism, The Golden Triangle, Deconstructing Travel and Bali Tourism. He has lectured in more than a dozen countries and his books have been translated into nine languages.

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Personae Chapter 3 Chapter One: Dead in the Water on the Royal Duchess Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Passing under the Golden Gate Bridge Chapter 5 Chapter Three: The Identity Problem Chapter 6 Chapter Four: Anastasia Lotman Chapter 7 Chapter Five: Exploring the Royal Duchess Chapter 8 Chapter Six: Talcott Weems Reports Chapter 9 Chapter Seven: The Interpol Report Chapter 10 Chapter Eight: Antonia Fathom Chapter 11 Chapter Nine: The Psychic Chapter 12 Chapter Ten: The Problematic of Posmodern Identity Chapter 13 Chapter Eleven: Katarina Mittags Chapter 14 Chapter Twelve: Tea without Sympathy Chapter 15 Chapter Thirteen: Sigfried Duerfklein Chapter 16 Chapter Fourteen: Symphonie Wu Chapter 17 Chapter Fifteen: Victoria Chapter 18 Chapter Sixteen: The Captain's Party Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 About the Author