Island World - (California World History Library) by Gary Y Okihiro (Paperback)
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- 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.
- About the Author: Gary Y. Okihiro is Professor of International and Public Affairs and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University.
- 328 Pages
- History, Oceania
- Series Name: California World History Library
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About the Book
"This quirky, brilliant book gives the reader the thrill of cultural history done well. Okihiro undertakes a conventional topic in a jarring way, avoiding the assumption of set boundaries of nations and human societies."--Henry Yu, author of "Thinking Orientals: Migration, Contact, and Exoticism in Modern America""This beautifully written book integrates the history of Hawai'i into that of the U.S. better than any other I have ever read." --Patricia Seed, author of "American Pentimento: The Invention of Indians and the Pursuit of Riches"
Book Synopsis
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.From the Back Cover
"This quirky, brilliant book gives the reader the thrill of cultural history done well. Okihiro undertakes a conventional topic in a jarring way, avoiding the assumption of set boundaries of nations and human societies."--Henry Yu, author of Thinking Orientals: Migration, Contact, and Exoticism in Modern America"This beautifully written book integrates the history of Hawai'i into that of the U.S. better than any other I have ever read." --Patricia Seed, author of American Pentimento: The Invention of Indians and the Pursuit of Riches
Review Quotes
"A startling perspective and a compelling one."--John Whitehead "Wall Street Journal" (10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"All will come away intrigued and enlightened."-- "Publishers Weekly" (6/16/2008 12:00:00 AM)
About the Author
Gary Y. Okihiro is Professor of International and Public Affairs and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University. His most recent books are Common Ground: Reimagining American History and Impounded: Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment, with Linda Gordon.Dimensions (Overall): 8.12 Inches (H) x 6.49 Inches (W) x .83 Inches (D)
Weight: .98 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 328
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Oceania
Series Title: California World History Library
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Gary Y Okihiro
Language: English
Street Date: August 11, 2008
TCIN: 87534545
UPC: 9780520261679
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-2750
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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