An Eye for the Tropics: Tourism, Photography, and Framing the Caribbean Picturesque

(Part of the Objects/Histories Series)

by Krista A. Thompson

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Images of Jamaica and the Bahamas as tropical paradises full of palm trees, white sandy beaches, and inviting warm water seem timeless. Surprisingly, the origins of those images can be traced back to the roots of the islands' tourism industry in the 1880s. As Krista A. Thompson explains, in the late nineteenth century, tourism promoters, backed by British colonial administrators, began to market Jamaica and the Bahamas as picturesque "tropical" paradises...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822337649

ISBN13:9780822337645

Release Date:March 2007

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 8.3"

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