{"product_id":"negotiating-paradise-us-tourism-and-empire-in-twentieth-century-latin-america-9780807859049","title":"Negotiating Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Twentieth-Century Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/viewer.aer.io\/uxUmkgdD\/9780807898635\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Negotiating Paradise: U.S. Tourism and Empire in Twentieth-Century Latin America\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/Preview_2d705580-bdd0-4e3d-ab5b-2cef67b72f40_240x240.jpg?v=1674242433\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccounts of U.S. empire building in Latin America typically portray politically and economically powerful North Americans descending on their southerly neighbors to engage in lopsided negotiations. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDennis Merrill's comparative history of U.S. tourism in Latin America in the twentieth century demonstrates that empire is a more textured, variable, and interactive system of inequality and resistance than commonly assumed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his examination of interwar Mexico, early Cold War Cuba, and Puerto Rico during the Alliance for Progress, Merrill demonstrates how tourists and the international travel industry facilitated the expansion of U.S. consumer and cultural power in Latin America. He also shows the many ways in which local service workers, labor unions, business interests, and host governments vied to manage the Yankee invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile national leaders negotiated treaties and military occupations, visitors and hosts navigated interracial encounters in bars and brothels, confronted clashing notions of gender and sexuality at beachside resorts, and negotiated national identities. Highlighting the everyday realities of the U.S. empire in ways often overlooked, Merrill's analysis provides historical context for understanding the contemporary debate over the costs and benefits of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Merrill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807859049\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerrill, Dennis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dennis Merrill is a professor of history at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is the author or editor of three previous books, including the two-volume series \u003ci\u003eMajor Problems in American Foreign Relations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40163112648819,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":63.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_935b2ced-0b23-4643-b357-f412dc77a120.jpg?v=1655041601","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/negotiating-paradise-us-tourism-and-empire-in-twentieth-century-latin-america-9780807859049","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}