Securing paradise : tourism and militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines

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    • Gonzalez, Vernadette Vicuña
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Securing paradise : tourism and militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines

Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez

(Next wave : women's studies beyond the disciplines)

Duke University Press, 2013

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez shows how tourism and militarism have functioned together in Hawai`i 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 Hawai`i 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 Harbor 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 Hawai`i and the Philippines, inculcating U.S. imperialism in the Pacific.

目次

Acknowledgments vii Introduction. Military-Tourism Partnerships in Hawai'i and the Philippines 1 1. Manifest Destinations and the Work of Tropical Fictions 21 2. Scenic Highways, Masculinity, Modernity, and Mobility 49 3. Neoliberalization and U.S.-Philippines Circuits of Sacrifice and Gratitude 83 4. Remembering Pearl Harbor, Reinforcing Vigilance 115 5. The Machine in the Garden: Helicopter Airmobilities, Aerial Fields of Vision, and Surrogate Tropics 147 6. Playing Soldier and Going Native in Subic Freeport's Jungle Tour 181 Conclusion. Insecurities, Tourism, and Terror 215 Notes 225 Bibliography 253 Index 271

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