Staking Claim - Settler Colonialism and Racialization in Hawai'i

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Hawai'i exists at a global crosscurrent of indigeneity and race, homeland and diaspora, nation and globalization, sovereignty and imperialism. In order to better understand how settler colonialism works and thus move decolonization efforts forward, Staking Claim analyzes competing claims of identity, belonging, and political status in Hawai'i.

About the author

Judy Rohrer grew up in Hawai'i and earned her PhD in political science from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Rohrer is the director of the Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility at Western Kentucky University. She is the author of Haoles in Hawai'i.

Summary

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Hawai`i exists at a global crosscurrent of indigeneity and race, homeland and diaspora, nation and globalization, sovereignty and imperialism. In order to better understand how settler colonialism works and thus move decolonization efforts forward, Staking Claim analyzes competing claims of identity, belonging, and political status in Hawai`i.

Product details

• Authors: Judy Rohrer
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2017
• EAN: 9780816537303
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-3730-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Critical Issues in Indigenous; Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies; Critical Issues in Indigenous; Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology