โ Scribed by Vernadette Vicuรฑa Gonzalez
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In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuรฑa 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 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.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Military-Tourism Partnerships in Hawaiโi and the Philippines
1 Manifest Destinations and the Work of Tropical Fictions
2 Scenic Highways, Masculinity, Modernity, and Mobility
3 Neoliberation and U.S.-Philippines Circuits of Sacrifice and Gratitude
4 Remembering Pearl Harbor,Reinforcing Vigilance
5 The Machine in the Garden: Helicopter Airmobilities, Aerial Fields of Vision, and Surrogate Tropics
6 Playing Soldier and Going Native in Subic Freeportโs Jungle Tour
Conclusion: Insecurities, Tourism, and Terror
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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