Mykkanen, Juri

Inventing Politics: A New Political Anthropology of the Hawaiian Kingdom

University of Hawaii Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Evangelicalism and liberal capitalism set the stage for constructing political images of a 'pagan' society, and the present work follows the subsequent evolution and transformation of these images - aspects of which were invariably appropriated by Hawaiians themselves to build their own interpretations of the foreigners' assets, be they God, wealth, or knowledge. 248pp. Index, biblio. B/w maps. 1st ed. Used: Like New. Item #CORV-BBP-17623
ISBN: 082481486X

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