Transforming Hawai'i
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Transforming Hawai'i

Balancing Coercion and Consent in Eighteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Statecraft

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Transforming Hawai'i

Balancing Coercion and Consent in Eighteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Statecraft

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This study examines the role of coercion in the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by Kamehameha I between 1782 and 1812 at a time of increasing European contact. Three interrelated themes in Hawaiian political evolution are examined: the balance between coercion and consent; the balance between general structural trends and specific individual

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Publisher
ANU Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781760461744
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Australian & Oceanian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. List of Figures and Tables
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Explanatory Note on the Use of Hawaiian Terms in this Book
  4. Glossary of Hawaiian Terms
  5. List of Historical Personalities, Gods and Scholars
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Three Key Debates: Positioning Hawai‘i in World History
  8. 2. Gathering Momentum: Power in Hawai‘i to 1770
  9. 3. The Hawaiian Political Transformation from 1770 to 1796
  10. 4. The Hawaiian Military Transformation from 1770 to 1796
  11. 5. The Pursuit of Power in Hawai‘i from 1780 to 1796
  12. 6. Creating a Kingdom:
  13. 7. The Hawaiian Achievement in Comparative Perspective
  14. Conclusion
  15. Appendix 1: Hawaiian Military Activity 1778–97
  16. Appendix 2: Firearms in Hawai’i, 1786–96
  17. Appendix 3: A Note on Sources
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index