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Unpacked : A History of Caribbean Tourism /
"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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ithaca [New York] :
Cornell University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of 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.