Securing paradise tourism and militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines / Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez.
| Author/creator | Gonzalez, Vernadette Vicuña, 1973- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2013. |
| Description | x, 284 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Next wave Next wave. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013010097 |
| ISBN | 9780822353553 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822353706 (pbk. : alk. paper) |