introduction TROPIC ALIZATION The Aesthetics and Politics of Space in Jamaica and the Bahamas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. illustrations ix
4. abbreviations xiii
5. acknowledgments xv
6. introduction TROPIC ALIZATION The Aesthetics and Politics of Space in Jamaica and the Bahamas 1
7. chapter one FRAMING ‘‘THE NEW JAMAICA’’ Feasting on the Picturesque Tropical Landscape 27
8. chapter two DEVELOPING THE TROPICS The Politics of the Picturesque in the Bahamas 92
9. chapter three THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Visualizing the Sea as Icon of the Bahamas 156
10. chapter four DIVING INTO THE RACIAL WATERS OF BEACH S PACE IN JAMAICA Tropical Modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel’s Pool 204
11. chapter five ‘‘I AM RENDERED SPEECHLESS BY YOUR IDEA OF BEAUTY’’ The Picturesque in History and Art in the Postcolony 284
12. epilogue TROPIC AL FUTURES Civilizing Citizens and Uncivilizing Tourists 329
13. notes 339
14. references 363
15. illustration credits 381
16. index 387