{"product_id":"islands-of-empire-camilla-fojas-9781477307557","title":"Islands of Empire: Pop Culture and U.S. Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamilla Fojas explores a broad range of popular culture media--film, television, journalism, advertisements, travel writing, and literature--with an eye toward how the United States as an empire imagined its own military and economic projects. Impressive in its scope, \u003ci\u003eIslands of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e looks to Cuba, Guam, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, asking how popular narratives about these island outposts expressed the attitudes of the continent throughout the twentieth century. Through deep textual readings of \u003ci\u003eBataan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVictory at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThey Were Expendable\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBack to Bataan\u003c\/i\u003e (Philippines); \u003ci\u003eNo Man Is an Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMax Havoc: Curse of the Dragon \u003c\/i\u003e(Guam); \u003ci\u003eCuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHavana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDirty Dancing: Havana Nights\u003c\/i\u003e (Cuba); \u003ci\u003eBlue Hawaii\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGidget Goes Hawaiian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParadise, Hawaiian Style\u003c\/i\u003e (Hawai'i); and \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFame\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEl Cantante\u003c\/i\u003e (Puerto Rico), Fojas demonstrates how popular texts are inseparable from U.S. imperialist ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an impressive array of archival evidence to provide historical context, \u003ci\u003eIslands of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the role of popular culture in creating and maintaining U.S. imperialism. Fojas's textual readings deftly move from location to location, exploring each island's relationship to the United States and its complementary role in popular culture. Tracing each outpost's varied and even contradictory political status, Fojas demonstrates that these works of popular culture mirror each location's shifting alignment to the U.S. empire, from coveted object to possession to enemy state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Camilla Fojas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477307559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477307557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Camilla Fojas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980476449023,"sku":"9781477307557","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e29318a-6362-4815-878d-78362d74dca2.jpg?v=1683250122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/islands-of-empire-camilla-fojas-9781477307557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}