Tropical whites : the rise of the tourist south in the Americas /

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This book explains how the tropical beach resort came to symbolize the iconic vacation landscape. The author argues that the tourism industry romanticized and commodified tropical nature in the global South, ultimately legitimizing cultural pluralism and concepts of modern identity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cocks, Catherine, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Nature and culture in America.
Temas:
1800-1999
Americans > Tropics > History > 19th century.
Americans > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Tourism > Tropics > History > 19th century.
Tourism > Tropics > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Americans
Race relations
Tourism
Tropics > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Tropics > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Régions tropicales > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Régions tropicales > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tropics
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explains how the tropical beach resort came to symbolize the iconic vacation landscape. The author argues that the tourism industry romanticized and commodified tropical nature in the global South, ultimately legitimizing cultural pluralism and concepts of modern identity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812207958
0812207955
0812244990
9780812244991

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