Imagining the Tropics: Women, Romance, and the Making of Modern Tourism

by Elizabeth Manley

Imagining the Tropics is a history of the development of tourism in the Caribbean from the 1910s through the 1970s that focuses on the ways women's labors of hospitality, writing, and advocacy built the industry and its ubiquitous imagery of tropical island relaxation, escape, and romance. By examining a range of sources, engaging a wide array of women protagonists, and looking broadly across multiple Caribbean island-states including Jamaica,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978826907
• ISBN13: 9781978826908
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 218 Pages