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2. The City of Varadero (Cuba) and the Urban Construction of a Tourist Enclave
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gonzalez,Jesus M. (Author), Salinas,Eduardo (Author), Navarro,Enrique (Author), Artigues,Antoni A. (Author), Remond,Ricardo (Author), Yrigoy,Ismael (Author), Echarri,Maite (Author), and Arias,Yanira (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2014
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Sage Publications Ltd.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Urban Affairs Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 50(2) : 206-243
- Notes:
- The urban and territorial changes caused by tourism are well-studied topics in contemporary scientific literature. This article uses an integrative approach that lies between the scientific traditions in urban geography and the geography of tourism to present a case study of a socialist city. Tourism is a strategic economic activity in Cuba, and the country's most popular sun and sand tourist destination is Varadero. At first consideration, its tourism model is not very different from those of other areas in the region (Dominican Republic, Riviera Maya, etc.), but the uniqueness of the Cuban government and emphasis on planning introduce several distinguishing features. The combined analysis of the development of tourism in the city and the recent history of territorial planning leads to conclusions regarding the role of tourism in urban development, which has resulted in the creation of a dual-city model, and the role land planning is playing.
3. The purposes of paradise : U.S. tourism and empire in Cuba and Hawaiʻi
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Skwiot, Christine (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010-01-01
- Published:
- Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 283 p., Using travel and tourism as sites where the pleasures of imperialism met the politics of empire, Christine Skwiot untangles the histories of Cuba and Hawai'i as integral parts of the Union and keys to U.S. global power, as occupied territories with violent pasts, and as fantasy islands ripe with seduction and reward. Grounded in a wide array of primary materials that range from government sources and tourist industry records to promotional items and travel narratives, The Purposes of Paradise explores the ways travel and tourism shaped U.S. imperialism in Cuba and Hawai'i.