An Eye for the Tropics

An Eye for the Tropics
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : 0822337649
ISBN-13 : 9780822337645
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Book Synopsis An Eye for the Tropics by : Krista A. Thompson

Download or read book An Eye for the Tropics written by Krista A. Thompson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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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