Island world : a history of Hawai'i and the United States
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
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xiv, 308 pages : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
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DU625 .O37 I85 2008
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Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
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English

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"A Ahmanson Foundation book in the humanities"--Jacket flap.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-290) and index.
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From the Publisher: Brilliantly mixing geology, folklore, music, cultural commentary, and history, Gary Y. Okihiro overturns the customary narrative in which the United States acts upon and dominates Hawai'i. Instead, Island World depicts the islands' press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. Okihiro's reconsidered history reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. He points to Hawai'i's lingering effect on twentieth-century American culture-from surfboards, hula, sports, and films, to art, imagination, and racial perspectives-even as the islands themselves succumb slowly to the continental United States. In placing Hawai'i at the center of the national story, Island World rejects the premise that continents comprise "natural" states while islands are "tiny spaces," without significance, to be acted upon by continents. An astonishingly compact tour de force, this book not only revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents; it also recasts the way we write about space and time.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Okihiro, G. Y. (2008). Island world: a history of Hawai'i and the United States . University of California Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-. 2008. Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States. University of California Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-. Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States University of California Press, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Okihiro, Gary Y. Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States University of California Press, 2008.

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