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In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez shows how tourism and militarism have functioned together in Hawaii and the Philippines, jointly empowering 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 enable scenic tourist byways. Past and present U.S. military posts, such as the Clark and Subic Bases and the Pearl Harbour complex, have been reincarnated as destinations for tourists interested in World War II. The history of the U.S. military is foundational to tourist itineraries and imaginations in such sites. At the same time, U.S. military dominance is reinforced by the logics and practices of mobility and consumption underlying modern tourism. Working in tandem, militarism and tourism produce gendered structures of feeling and formations of knowledge. These become routinized into everyday life in Hawaii and the Philippines, inculcating U.S. imperialism in the Pacific.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Industry & industrial studies Service industries

• Full title: Securing Paradise
• Author: Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• EAN: 9780822353706
• ISBN: 0822353709
• ID: 02310938
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Weight: 413 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 156 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. July 2013

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