Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States (Volume 8) by Okihiro, Gary Y - 2008

University of California Press, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Hawaii; ISBN/EAN: 9780520252998. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 690. . 9780520252998

Berkeley. 2008. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520252998. 57 b/w photographs, 6 maps. 328 pages. hardcover. . keywords: History America Hawaii. 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… Read More

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University of California Press, 2008-08-11. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. As new. Cloth 8vo. A unique, beautifully illustrated history of Hawai'i that tells the islands' story from their volcanic beginnings thirty million years ago to the present day. 308pp. Index, biblio. B/w photos, illus, maps. 1st ed. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |

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