Securing Paradise Tourism and Militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines

Name: Securing Paradise Tourism and Militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines
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ISBN: 9780822353706

ISBN-10: 0822353709

ISBN-13: 9780822353706

Edition: N/A

Authors: Vernadette Vicuï¿½a Gonzalez

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In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez shows how tourism and militarism have worked together in Hawaii and the Philippines, jointly enabling the United States to assert its geostrategic and economic interests in the Pacific. She does so by interpreting fiction, closely examining colonial and military construction projects and delving into present-day tourist practices, spaces, and narratives. For instance, in both Hawaii and the Philippines, U.S. military modes of mobility, control, and surveillance also enable scenic tourist byways. Past and present U.S. military posts, such as the Clark and Subic Bases and the Pearl Harbor complex, have been reincarnated as sites of Second World…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 7/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.880



Acknowledgments


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



Manifest Destinations and the Work of Tropical Fictions



Scenic Highways, Masculinity, Modernity, and Mobility



Neoliberation and U.S.-Philippines Circuits of Sacrifice and Gratitude



Remembering Pearl Harbor, Reinforcing Vigilance



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



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


Conclusion Insecurities, Tourism, and Terror


Notes


Bibliography


Index