An Eye for the Tropics

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Author	: Krista A. Thompson
Publisher	: Duke University Press
Total Pages	: 426
Release	: 2006
ISBN-10	: 0822337649
ISBN-13	: 9780822337645
Rating	: 4/5 (49 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis An Eye for the Tropics by : Krista A. Thompson

Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated look at the aesthetics and implications of the visual images used to sell Jamaica and the Bahamas to tourists as "tropical paradises" from the 1880s through the 1930s.

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