Securing Paradise
Tourism and Militarism in Hawai'i and the Philippines
1st Edition
Published on 11. July 2013
296 pages
978-0-8223-9594-2 (ISBN)
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Securing Paradise analyzes how cultures of U.S. imperialism are produced and sustained in Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Hawaii and the Philippines, by the mutually reinforcing dynamics of tourism and militarism.
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Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Content
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
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
