Securing Paradise by Vernadette Gonzalez
Securing Paradise analyzes how cultures of U.S. imperialism are produced and sustained in Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Hawai i and the Philippines, by the mutually reinforcing dynamics of tourism and militarism.-
Terrorist Assemblages
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Black Feminism Reimagined
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Gut Feminism
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Why Stories Matter
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Aerial Aftermaths
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The Cunning of Gender Violence
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Changing the Subject
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The Black Body in Ecstasy
- Lesbian Trouble
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Transnational Feminist Itineraries
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No Bond but the Law
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The Scandal of the State
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Becoming Imperial Citizens
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Lesbian Rule
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Time Travels
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Traffic in Asian Women
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Sexual States
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Orgasmology
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Sciences from Below
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Citizenship from Below
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Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun
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Partners in Conflict
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Wayward Reproductions
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Considering Emma Goldman
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Feeling Women's Liberation
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Attachments to War
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Street Corner Secrets
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The Postcolonial Careers of Santha Rama Rau
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Moving Home
"Securing Paradise will become a landmark workIt is the first systematic comparison of the Philippines and Hawai`i within the shared optic of U.S. imperial history and its military-tourism security complex. It will serve as a model for an emergent American postcolonial studies, paving the way for a more appropriately cosmopolitan critique of the already cosmopolitan workings of capitalism and empire."—Vicente L. Rafael, author of The Promise of the Foreign: Nationalism and the Technics of Translation in the Spanish Philippines
"In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez's original research and fascinating case studies substantiate her argument that in both the Philippines and Hawai`i, militarization and tourism have worked hand-in-glove in the service of U.S. national security strategy in the Pacific. Gonzalez digs deep into the dynamic interplay between militarism and tourism in this timely, consciousness-raising analysis."—Cynthia Enloe, author of Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link
“Highly recommended.” -- D. J. Timothy * Choice *
"[A]n impressive scholarly contribution to transnational U.S. history and American Studies." -- Christine Skwiot * Journal of American History *
“[A] bold and creative argument for understanding the twinned projects of tourism and US militarism in the Pacific as grounded in multiple but always overlapping discourses of security. . . . Undoubtedly, Securing Paradise will become required reading in many fields, from Pacific Islands studies and Asian American studies to indigenous studies, women and gender studies, ethnic studies, and American studies.” -- Maile Arvin * Contemporary Pacific *
“Securing Paradise compels readers with its unique and inventive approach to a ground-breaking subject. . . .” -- Michael C. Hawkins * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *
“Securing Paradise is a significant contribution to the vibrant field of cultural studies of US imperialism. The book constantly reminds readers of the violence that tropical discourse, militarisation and the tourist industry exert on colonised peoples. Perhaps most importantly Gonzalez has written a history of a tenaciously imperial present, which in Hawai?i and the Philippines—as in many other places in the Pacific and the Caribbean—cannot be understood without thinking about the links between militarism and tourism.” -- Holger Droessler * Journal of Pacific History *
“Gonzalez has written an important book that makes concrete the lingering affective and material consequences of the U.S. empire’s projection of freedom with violence in the twentieth century. It has laid the groundwork for other scholars to examine similar processes of ‘decolonization’ as they unfolded elsewhere—in Guam, Samoa, Okinawa, for example—that will deepen our understanding of the pernicious effects and persistence of the American empire in the Pacific.” -- Simeon Man * Hawaiian Journal of History *
"The text is to be applauded for its quality of analysis, and for its original contribution to tourism studies, military studies and American studies literatures..... Gonzalez presents an impressive and fascinating analysis of her selected case studies. She deftly overlaps mobile sexualities, re-colonization via militarism and tourism, and neoliberalism." -- Claudia Bell * Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies *
"In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez's original research and fascinating case studies substantiate her argument that in both the Philippines and Hawai`i, militarization and tourism have worked hand-in-glove in the service of U.S. national security strategy in the Pacific. Gonzalez digs deep into the dynamic interplay between militarism and tourism in this timely, consciousness-raising analysis."—Cynthia Enloe, author of Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link
“Highly recommended.” -- D. J. Timothy * Choice *
"[A]n impressive scholarly contribution to transnational U.S. history and American Studies." -- Christine Skwiot * Journal of American History *
“[A] bold and creative argument for understanding the twinned projects of tourism and US militarism in the Pacific as grounded in multiple but always overlapping discourses of security. . . . Undoubtedly, Securing Paradise will become required reading in many fields, from Pacific Islands studies and Asian American studies to indigenous studies, women and gender studies, ethnic studies, and American studies.” -- Maile Arvin * Contemporary Pacific *
“Securing Paradise compels readers with its unique and inventive approach to a ground-breaking subject. . . .” -- Michael C. Hawkins * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *
“Securing Paradise is a significant contribution to the vibrant field of cultural studies of US imperialism. The book constantly reminds readers of the violence that tropical discourse, militarisation and the tourist industry exert on colonised peoples. Perhaps most importantly Gonzalez has written a history of a tenaciously imperial present, which in Hawai?i and the Philippines—as in many other places in the Pacific and the Caribbean—cannot be understood without thinking about the links between militarism and tourism.” -- Holger Droessler * Journal of Pacific History *
“Gonzalez has written an important book that makes concrete the lingering affective and material consequences of the U.S. empire’s projection of freedom with violence in the twentieth century. It has laid the groundwork for other scholars to examine similar processes of ‘decolonization’ as they unfolded elsewhere—in Guam, Samoa, Okinawa, for example—that will deepen our understanding of the pernicious effects and persistence of the American empire in the Pacific.” -- Simeon Man * Hawaiian Journal of History *
"The text is to be applauded for its quality of analysis, and for its original contribution to tourism studies, military studies and American studies literatures..... Gonzalez presents an impressive and fascinating analysis of her selected case studies. She deftly overlaps mobile sexualities, re-colonization via militarism and tourism, and neoliberalism." -- Claudia Bell * Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies *
Vernadette VicuÑa Gonzalez is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780822353706 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822353709 |
| Title | Securing Paradise |
| Author | Vernadette Gonzalez |
| Series | Next Wave: New Directions In Women's Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press Books |
| Year published | 2013-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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