{"product_id":"island-world-8-gary-y-okihiro-9780520261679","title":"Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States Volume 8","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eIsland World \u003c\/i\u003edepicts 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, \u003ci\u003eIsland World \u003c\/i\u003erejects 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Y. Okihiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520261674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520261679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 6.49w x 0.83d","brand":"Gary Y. Okihiro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919948251391,"sku":"9780520261679","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ed67167c-ede5-4ea7-a1d2-c25e35074c5b.jpg?v=1680812796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-world-8-gary-y-okihiro-9780520261679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}