 | The Purposes of Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Cuba and Hawai''i Subjects: Tourism -- Political aspects -- Cuba -- History -- 19th century; Tourism -- Political aspects -- Cuba -- History -- 20th century; Tourism -- Political aspects -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century; Tourism -- Political aspects -- Hawaii -- History -- 20th; The Purposes of Paradise shows how travel and tourism shaped U.S. imperialism in Cuba and Hawai'i between the 1850s, when expansionists imagined them as twin possessions, and revolution and statehood in 1959. It explores the relationships between imperial fantasies and political practices in Americans' favorite tropical isles. Christine Skwiot is Associate Professor of History at Georgia State University. |
