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

Krista A. Thompson

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Caribbean history, culture, and politics Photographic and Visual Arts Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies

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Illustrations ix Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Tropicalization: Aesthetics and Politics of Space in Jamaica and the Bahamas 1 1. Framing The New Feasting on the Picturesque Tropical Landscape 27 2. Developing the Tropics: Politics of the Picturesque in the Bahamas 92 3. Through the Looking Glass: Visualizing the Sea as Icon of the Bahamas 156 4. Diving into the Racial Waters of Beach Space in Jamaica: Tropical Modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel's Pool 204 5. I Am Rendered Speechless by Your Idea of Beauty: Picturesque in History and Art in the Postcolony 252 Epilogue: Tropical Futures: Civilizing Citizens and Uncivilizing Tourists 297 Notes 307 References 331 Illustration Credits 349 Index 355

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