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An eye for the tropics : tourism, photography, and framing the Caribbean picturesque /

A look at the aesthetics and implications of the visual images used to sell Jamaica and the Bahamas to tourists as ""tropical paradises"" from the 1880s through the 1930s.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Krista A., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Objects/histories.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Tropicalization: the aesthetics and politics of space in Jamaica and the Bahamas -- 1. Framing "The New Jamaica": Feasting on the Picturesque Tropical Landscape -- 2. Developing the tropics: The Politics of the Picturesque in the Bahamas -- 3. Through the looking glass: Visualizing the Sea as Icon of the Bahamas -- 4. Diving into the racial waters of beach space in Jamaica: Tropical Modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel's Pool -- 5. "I am rendered speechless by your idea of beauty": The Picturesque in History and Art in the Postcolony -- Tropical futures. 
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