The business of leisure : tourism history in Latin America and the Caribbean /

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The essays in this collection explore the history of tourism and its promotion and development throughout Latin American and the Caribbean in the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Wood, Andrew Grant, 1958- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Tourism > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Tourism > Caribbean Area > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
Economic history.
Tourism.
Latin America > Economic conditions.
Caribbean Area > Economic conditions.
Amérique latine > Conditions économiques.
Caraïbes (Région) > Conditions économiques.
Caribbean Area.
Latin America.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part 1
  • 1. From the Andes to the Alps
  • 2. Railroads and Steamships
  • 3. Changing Caribbean Routes
  • 4. From the "Romance of Industry" to the "National Soul"
  • Part 2
  • 5. The Making of an Elite Tourist Enclave
  • 6. "To Know Peru Is to Admire It"
  • 7. Domestic Tourism in Golden-Age Veracruz, Mexico
  • 8. The Hotel Casino Project That Put Ecuador's Tourism Hopes on Pause
  • Part 3
  • 9. An Alliance for Tourists
  • 10. "Created by God" (or Columbus?) for Tourism
  • Part 4
  • 11. Mina El Edén and Dark Tourism in Zacatecas, Mexico
  • 12. Netflix Narcos and Narco-Tours
  • List of Contributors
  • Index.

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