| Edition |
First printing 2009. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 182 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Caribbean studies series |
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Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
First printing 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Situating the Virgin Islands -- A Caribbean Nation, a U.S. Colony -- pt. 1. The Before-Time Queens -- 1. "Fan Me": Imperial versus Caribbean Femininities, 1493-1940 -- 2. The New Queen: Pageantry and Policy, 1930-1950 -- 3. Progress Makes a Model Queen: The Birth of Tourism, 1950-1960s -- pt. 2. De Jus Now (Modern) Queens -- 4. The Main Event: Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 1999, "The Essence of the Caribbean" -- 5. Promotional Presentations and the Selling of the Native: The Queen Represents -- pt. 3. I Come; You Ah Come (I Have Arrived; You Will Arrive) -- 6. The Big Business of Queenship: A Competitive Edge? -- 7. Audience, Appetites, and Drama: The Mystery of Pageantry -- Conclusion. Re-Situating the Caribbean with Womanhood Front and Center. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Subject |
Beauty contests -- United States Virgin Islands.
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Beauty contestants -- United States Virgin Islands.
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Women, Black -- United States Virgin Islands.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
1604732423 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781604732429 hardcover |
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9781617037184 paperback |
| Standard No. |
heb40108 hdl |
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