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Aloha betrayed : native Hawaiian resistance to American colonialism /

In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population signed the petition, causing the annexation treaty to fail in the U.S. Senate. This event was unknow...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Silva, Noenoe K., 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, ©2004.
Series:American encounters/global interactions.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Early struggles with the foreigners
  • Ka hoku o ka pakipika : emergence of the native voice in print
  • The merrie monarch : genealogy, cosmology, mele and performance art as resistance
  • The annexation struggle
  • The queen of Hawai'i raises her solemn note of protest.