{"product_id":"the-hard-sell-of-paradise-hawaii-hollywood-tourism-hardcover","title":"The Hard Sell of Paradise: Hawai'i, Hollywood, Tourism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Sperb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the complex and contradictory representations of Hawai'i in popular film and television programs from the 1930s to the 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hard Sell of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e examines how mid-twentieth-century Hollywood, negotiating the rhetoric of the tourism industry, offered a complex and contradictory vision of \"Hawai'i\" for its audiences. From the classic studio system and elite tourism of the 1930s to a postwar era of mass travel, TV, and new leisure markets, the book explores how an eclectic group of populist media reflected the language of tourism not only through its narratives of leisure, but also through its complex engagement with larger cultural and historical questions, such as colonialism, world war, and statehood. Drawing on rare archival research, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Sell of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the valuable role that tourism partners such as United Airlines, Matson Cruise Lines, and the Hawaii Tourist Bureau played in directly and indirectly influencing such films and television shows as \u003ci\u003eWaikiki Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiamond Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Hawaii\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Endless Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHawaii Five-O\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Sperb \u003c\/b\u003eteaches English at Oklahoma State University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eDisney's Most Notorious Film: Race, Convergence, and the Hidden Histories of\u003c\/i\u003e Song of the South; \u003ci\u003eFlickers of Film: Nostalgia in the Time of Digital Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBlossoms and Blood: Postmodern Media Culture and the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784777466144,"sku":"9781438487731","price":169.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6faadbdaa01a1d60c5e381283c7af300.webp?v=1780607905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hard-sell-of-paradise-hawaii-hollywood-tourism-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}