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Informationen zum Autor Adria L. Imada Klappentext Paying particular attention to hula performances that toured throughout the U.S. beginning in the late nineteenth century, Adria L. Imada investigates the role of hula in the American colonization of Hawai'i. Zusammenfassung Paying particular attention to hula performances that toured throughout the U.S. beginning in the late nineteenth century! Adria L. Imada investigates the role of hula in the American colonization of Hawai'i. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note on Language ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Aloha America 1 1. Lady Jane at the Boathouse: The Intercultural World of Hula 29 2. Modern Desires and Counter-Colonial Tactics: Gender, Performance, and the Erotics of Empire 59 3. Impresarios on the Midway: World's Fairs and Colonial Politics 103 4. "Hula Queens" and "Cinderella": Imagined Intimacy in the Empire 153 5. The Troupes Meet the Troops: Imperial Hospitality and Military Photography in the Pacific Theater 213 Epilogue. New Hula Movements 255 Chronology. Hawai'i Exhibits at International Expositions, 1894-1915 269 Abbreviations of Collections, Libraries, and Archives 271 Notes 273 Glossary 337 Bibliography 339 Index 357
