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Unpacked : a history of Caribbean tourism / Blake C. Scott ; foreword by Eric G.E. Zuelow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Blake C., 1983- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Caribbean Area.
- Tourism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 235 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Unpacked
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Growing up in Vacationland : Florida as a Point of Departure
- Empire's Lake : Tourism in the Wake of U.S. Expansion
- Service Sector Republics : Transnational Development in Panama and Cuba
- Changing Routes from Sea to Air : The Rise of Pan-American Airways
- The Nature of Tourism : Naturalist Explorers as Scientific Guides
- Traveling Writers : Literary Dreams of Tropical Escape
- Burning Privilege : Luxury in the Age of Decolonization
- Conclusion : Cruising into the Future : The Perils of Packaged Fun.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-5017-6641-4
- 1-5017-6643-0
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