Gonzalez / Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez Securing Paradise

Tourism and Militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9594-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

Reihe: Next wave

Securing Paradise analyzes how cultures of U.S. imperialism are produced and sustained in Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Hawaii and the Philippines, by the mutually reinforcing dynamics of tourism and militarism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gonzalez, Vernadette Vicuña

Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez, Gonzalez

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction. Military-Tourism Partnerships in Hawai'i and the Philippines 1

1. Manifest Destinations and the Work of Tropical Fictions 21

2. Scenic Highways, Masculinity, Modernity, and Mobility 49

3. Neoliberalization and U.S.-Philippines Circuits of Sacrifice and Gratitude 83

4. Remembering Pearl Harbor, Reinforcing Vigilance 115

5. The Machine in the Garden: Helicopter Airmobilities, Aerial Fields of Vision, and Surrogate Tropics 147

6. Playing Soldier and Going Native in Subic Freeport's Jungle Tour 181

Conclusion. Insecurities, Tourism, and Terror 215

Notes 225

Bibliography 253

Index 271

Über Autor(innen)

Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.