The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i
Christine SkwiotThe Purposes of Paradise shows how travel and tourism shaped U.S. imperialism in Cuba and Hawai'i between the 1850s, when expansionists imagined them as twin possessions, and revolution and statehood in 1959. It explores the relationships between imperial fantasies and political practices in Americans' favorite tropical isles.
The Purposes of Paradise shows how travel and tourism shaped U.S. imperialism in Cuba and Hawai'i between the 1850s, when expansionists imagined them as twin possessions, and revolution and statehood in 1959. It explores the relationships between imperial fantasies and political practices in Americans' favorite tropical isles.
Yıl:
2011
Yayımcı:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
296
ISBN 10:
0812200039
ISBN 13:
9780812200034
Dosya:
PDF, 5.54 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011