To Hell With Paradise
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To Hell With Paradise
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Author : Frank Fonda Taylor
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 1993-11-15
To Hell With Paradise written by Frank Fonda Taylor and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-11-15 with History categories.
In the course of the nineteenth century, Jamaica transformed itself from a pestilence-ridden "white man's graveyard" to a sun-drenched tourist paradise. Deftly combining economics with political and cultural history, Frank Fonda Taylor examines this puzzling about-face and explores the growth of the tourist industry into the 1990s. He argues that the transformations in image and reality were not accidental or due simply to nature's bounty. They were the result of a conscious decision to develop this aspect of Jamaica's economy.Jamaican tourism emerged formally at an international exhibition held on the island in 1891. The international tourist industry, based on the need to take a break from stressful labor and recuperate in healthful and luxurious surroundings, was a newly awakened economic giant. A group of Jamaican entrepreneurs saw its potential and began to cultivate a tourism psychology which has led, more than one hundred years later, to an economy dependent upon the tourist industry.The steamships that carried North American tourists to Jamaican resorts also carried U.S. prejudices against people of color. "To Hell with Paradise" illustrates the problems of founding a tourist industry for a European or U.S. clientele in a society where the mass of the population is poor, black, and with a historical experience of slavery and colonialism. By the 1990s, tourism had become the lifeblood of the Jamaican economy, but at an enormous cost: enclaves of privilege and ostentation that exclude the bulk of the local population, drug trafficking and prostitution, soaring prices, and environmental degradation. No wonder some Jamaicans regard tourism as a new kind of sugar.Taylor explores timely issues that have not been previously addressed. Along the way, he offers a series of valuable micro histories of the Jamaican planter class, the origins of agricultural dependency (on bananas), the growth of shipping and communications links, the process of race relations, and the linking of infrastructural development to tourism. The text is illustrated with period photographs of steamships and Jamaican tourist hotels.
Heaven Hell Paradise
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Author : Denis Ahmed
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Heaven Hell Paradise written by Denis Ahmed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
The Orphan Master S Son
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Author : Adam Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-02-16
The Orphan Master S Son written by Adam Johnson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-16 with Fiction categories.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 'You know you are in the hands of someone who can tell a story. Fantastic' ZADIE SMITH The award-winning and New York Times bestselling novel: a dark and witty story of the rise of a young orphan in the surreal and tyrannical regime of North Korea Young Pak Jun Do is convinced he is special. He knows he must be the unique son of the master of the orphanage, and definitely not some kid dumped by his parents. Surely it was obvious from the way his father singled him out for regular beating? He finds his calling when he is picked as a spy and kidnapper for his nation, the glorious Democratic Republic of North Korea. He knows he must find his true love, Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, before it's too late. He knows he's not like the other prisoners in the camp. He's going to get out soon. Isn't he? --------------- 'An addictive novel of daring ingenuity' DAVID MITCHELL 'Excavates the very meaning of life' NEW YORK TIMES
Victor Smolski
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Author : Axel Werbach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Victor Smolski written by Axel Werbach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Welcome To Paradise Now Go To Hell
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Author : Chas Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-11-19
Welcome To Paradise Now Go To Hell written by Chas Smith and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-19 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith’s wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu’s North Shore—a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty, greed, danger, and crime. For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, swarms of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans flock to Oahu’s paradisiacal North Shore in pursuit of some of the greatest waves on earth for surfing’s Triple Crown competition. Chas Smith reveals how this influx transforms a sleepy, laid-back strip of coast into a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca. Smith captures this exciting and dangerous place where locals, outsiders, the surf industry, and criminal elements clash in a fascinating look at class, race, power, money, and crime, set within one of the most beautiful places on earth. The result is a breathtaking blend of crime and adventure that captures the allure and wickedness of this idyllic golden world.
A Paradise Built In Hell
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Author : Rebecca Solnit
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-08-31
A Paradise Built In Hell written by Rebecca Solnit and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-31 with Social Science categories.
The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
Hell
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Author : Seth Panitch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-06
Hell written by Seth Panitch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-06 with categories.
Recently deceased lawyer and all-around schlemiel Simon Ackerman suddenly finds himself desperate to get into Hell, which, God forbid, turns out to be the better place to both visit and spend eternity. Struggling against the demons before him as well as the demons within, Simon encounters other proud denizens of Hell, including William Shakespeare, Frank Sinatra, Vlad the Impaler, and a chic, fashionable Mother Theresa, among others. At the end of his journey, Simon finds himself face to face with the most timeless conundrum of all - what do you do when you are finally being held accountable for your actions on Earth, being held accountable to a completely different set of standards, and most importantly, where do you truly wish to end up when you leave it? ..". simultaneously nutty and witty ... with a philosophical message that never gets in the way of the laughs ... it's impossible not to like a show whose opening number includes Hitler and Einstein joining voices in the Arlen-Koehler standard 'Let's Fall in Love.' The cast, with several members playing multiple roles, strikes a likable note of matter-of-fact absurdity." -Anita Gates, The New York Times "Panitch's screwball metaphysical comedy has an undeniable huckster charm, as well as crackling performances and a handful of wickedly funny punch lines." -Mitch Montgomery, BackStage "Think of George Bernard Shaw's DON JUAN IN HELL starring Sid Caesar ... With its heart in the kind of smart, irreverent sketch comedy Steve Allen used to do, and its head in a struggle for the soul of a good man, HELL is a bona fide entertainment with ideas ... Panitch has a graceful touch reminiscent of Marivaux." -The Los Angeles Times
Hell In Paradise Valley
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Author : Barry Cord
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Hell In Paradise Valley written by Barry Cord and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.
Hell S Paradise Jigokuraku Vol 3
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Author : Yuji Kaku
language : en
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Release Date : 2020-07-21
Hell S Paradise Jigokuraku Vol 3 written by Yuji Kaku and has been published by VIZ Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Gabimaru is a ninja on death row with one chance to see his wife again—by finding the elixir of immortality on a supernatural island and delivering it to the shogun. Standing in his way are his fellow convicts and the fearsome beasts that roam the island, devouring or killing anyone they encounter. In addition, Gabimaru must contend with sinister beings who have lived on the island for several lifetimes, tinkering and experimenting on humans and the local fauna to further the goals of their dark sciences. Who are these otherworldly individuals that rule this beautiful and deadly place? And how can Gabimaru possibly stand against them? -- VIZ Media
Hell And Paradise
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Author : Peter Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Viking Adult
Release Date : 1986
Hell And Paradise written by Peter Clarke and has been published by Viking Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Fiction categories.