Blake C. Scott

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A History of Caribbean Tourism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Explains the historical roots of Caribbean tourism and follows a well-traveled sea route linking the U.S. east coast with the island of Cuba and the Isthmus of Panama to describe how the history of U.S. imperialism became the heart of the region's modern tourism industry"--

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Produktdetails

• Histories and Cultures of Tourism
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 229mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781501766428
• ISBN-10: 1501766422
• Artikelnr.: 64664485

Autorenporträt

Blake C. Scott

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Growing Up in Florida's Vacationland
1. Empire's Lake: Tourism in the Wake of US Expansion
2. Service Sector Republics: Transnational Development in Panama and Cuba
3. Changing Routes from Sea to Air: The Rise of Pan American World Airways
4. The Nature of Tourism: Naturalist Explorers as Scientific Guides
5. Traveling Writers: Literary Dreams of Tropical Escape
6. Burning Privilege: Luxury in the Age of Decolonization
Conclusion: Perilously Cruising into the Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index