Negotiating paradise : U.S. tourism and empire in twentieth-century Latin America / Dennis Merrill.
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TextPublisher: Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: xvi, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 080783288X
- 9780807832882
- 0807859044
- 9780807859049
- Americans -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Tourists -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Tourism -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Tourism -- Political aspects -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Tourism -- Social aspects -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Relations -- Latin America
- Latin America -- Relations -- United States
- Latin America -- Civilization -- American influences
- 303.48280730904 22
- F1418 .M453 2009
Contents:
Introduction : mass tourism, empire, and soft power -- Lone eagles and revolutionaries : the U.S.-Mexican rapprochement of the 1920s -- Containment and good neighbors : tourism and empire in 1930s Mexico -- The safe bet : Batista's Cuba -- Paradise lost : Castro's Cuba -- Bootstraps, beaches, and cobblestone : commonwealth Puerto Rico -- A Cold War mirage : Puerto Rico in the 1960s and 1970s.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 303.48280730904 MER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A455296B |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : mass tourism, empire, and soft power -- Lone eagles and revolutionaries : the U.S.-Mexican rapprochement of the 1920s -- Containment and good neighbors : tourism and empire in 1930s Mexico -- The safe bet : Batista's Cuba -- Paradise lost : Castro's Cuba -- Bootstraps, beaches, and cobblestone : commonwealth Puerto Rico -- A Cold War mirage : Puerto Rico in the 1960s and 1970s.
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