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The Purposes of Paradise : U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i Christine Skwiot

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Author: Christine Skwiot
Date: 29 Nov 2012
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Paperback::296 pages
ISBN10: 0812222288
Dimension: 152x 229x 17.78mm::408.23g

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Outside of Theodore Roosevelt's imperial fraternity and today's neo-cons, the term "empire" has not enjoyed easy acceptance in modern America. The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai i. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. - Volume 53 Issue 4 - Evan R. Ward. Skip to main content. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2010. Pp. 283. The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i eBook: Christine Skwiot: Kindle Store. Skip to main content. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. Kindle Store. Go Search Get this from a library! The purposes of paradise:U.S. Tourism and empire in Cuba and Hawaiʻi. 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The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i. Book Description: For half a century, the United States has treated Cuba and Hawai'i as polar opposites: despised nation and beloved state. "The Purposes of Paradise is a thoughtful and well written comparative analysis of the cultural politics of U.S. Involvement in Cuba and Hawai'i in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Skwiot does a masterful job of weaving together the distinct colonial histories of Cuba and Hawai'i, revealing the places where their imperial narratives intersect and diverge to shed light on the contradictions of colonization, republican empire The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai'i. CHRISTINE SKWIOT. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. 283 pp. (Cloth US$ 39.95) In an original and provocative analysis, historian Christine Skwiot examines the simultaneous development of tourism and the workings of empire in Cuba and Hawaii.

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