《加勒比之梦》内容简介
打开本书，了解旅游业与政治、文化、经济、环境之间的深刻联结。
旅游以“追求快乐，逃避现实”为宗旨，这种寻求舒适与逃离的活动已经成为价值万亿美元的全球产业。环加勒比海地区是现代世界的十字路口，也是世界上最依赖旅游业的地区之一。阳光明媚的海滩，蓝宝石一样的大海，波浪状的棕榈树点缀其间，这些元素使得加勒比成为人们理想中的热带乐园。
为什么会有数以百万计的游客来到这里？加勒比成为度假胜地并非大自然的馈赠，而是人为创造的结果。没有一个目的地是一座真正的孤岛，在这里，旅游业与政治、文化、经济、环境深刻联结，成为全球流动的风向标。
通过旅行者、政府官员、探险家、博物学家、作家和开发商等有血有肉的人的故事，解构“游客凝视”。
跨越时间（从20世纪初到21世纪初），跨越空间（从佛罗里达半岛到大安德列斯群岛，再到巴拿马地峡），跨越身份（从殖民地官员到加勒比海地区的精英，再到博物学家、作家、游客和服务人员），还原历史的马赛克拼贴画。
作者简介：
［美］布莱克·C.斯科特（BlakeC.Scott），历史学家、查尔斯顿大学国际研究助理教授，研究方向为文化与经济全球化、旅行与移民、环境变化与美洲关系。
A brief introduction to the Caribbean Dream
Open the book and learn about the deep connections between tourism and politics, culture, economy and environment.
The pursuit of pleasure and escapism has become a trillion-dollar global industry. The Caribbean Rim is the crossroads of the modern world and one of the most tourism-dependent regions in the world. Sunny beaches, sapphire seas, and wavy palm trees make the Caribbean an ideal tropical paradise.
Why do millions of tourists come here? The Caribbean as a holiday destination is not a gift of nature, but a result of man-made creation. No destination is truly an island, where tourism is deeply connected to politics, culture, the economy and the environment, becoming a bellwether of global mobility.
Deconstruct the "tourist gaze" through the stories of flesh-and-blood people such as travelers, government officials, explorers, naturalists, writers and developers.
A Mosaic of historical restoration across time (from the early 20th century to the early 21st century), across space (from the Florida Peninsula to the Grand Andres Islands to the Isthmus of Panama), and across identities (from colonial officials to Caribbean elites to naturalists, writers, tourists and service personnel).
About the author:
BlakeC.Scott is a historian and assistant professor of international studies at the University of Charleston. His research interests include cultural and economic globalization, travel and migration, and environmental change and relations with the Americas.
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