An eye for the tropics: tourism, photography, and framing the Caribbean picturesque

Contents

Introduction : tropicalization : the aesthetics and politics of space in Jamaica and the Bahamas -- Ch. 1. Framing "the new Jamaica" : feasting on the picturesque tropical landscape -- Ch. 2. Developing the tropics : the politics of the picturesque in the Bahamas -- Ch. 3. Through the looking glass : visualizing the sea as icon of the Bahamas -- Ch. 4. Diving into the racial waters of beach space in Jamaica : tropical modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel's pool -- Ch. 5. "I am rendered speechless by your idea of beauty" : the picturesque in history and art in the postcolony -- Epilogue : tropical futures : civilizing citizens and uncivilizing tourists.