The Kingdom and the Republic: Sovereign Hawaiʻi and the Early United States - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Noelani AristaSeries:America in the Nineteenth CenturyPublish date:2021-05-07Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812224917ISBN-10:812224914UPC:9780812224917Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ethnic Studies, International RelationsBook Topic:19th Century, AmericanSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC5T70BFSN
The Kingdom and the Republic: Sovereign Hawaiʻi and the Early United States
In 1823, as the first American missionaries arrived in Hawai'i, the archipelago was experiencing a profound transformation in its rule, as oral law that had been maintained for hundreds of years was in the process of becoming codified anew through the medium of writing. The arrival of sailors in pursuit of the lucrative sandalwood trade obliged the ali'i (chiefs) of the islands to pronounce legal...
Series: America in the Nineteenth Century
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812224917ISBN-10:812224914UPC:9780812224917Book Category:History, Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ethnic Studies, International RelationsBook Topic:19th Century, AmericanSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC5T70BFSN
Noelani Arista is Professor of History at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
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