Gateway State: Hawaii and the Cultural Transformation of American Empire
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Gateway State: Hawaii and the Cultural Transformation of American Empire
By (Author) Sarah Miller-Davenport
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
14th September 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political structures: democracy
Central / national / federal government policies
996.9
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
How Hawai'i became an emblem of multiculturalism during its journey to statehood in the mid-twentieth century Gateway State explores the development of Hawai'i as a model for liberal multiculturalism and a tool of American global power in the era of decolonization. The establishment of Hawai'i statehood in 1959 was a watershed moment, not only i
Reviews
"Honorable Mention for the BAAS Book Prize, British Association for American Studies"
Author Bio
Sarah Miller-Davenport is lecturer in U.S. history at the University of Sheffield.
