Last Among Equals : Hawaiian Statehood and American Politics / / Roger Bell

• Autore: Bell Roger J (Roger John), <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Honolulu : , : University of Hawaii Press, , 1984; ©1984
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 377 p.)
• Disciplina: 996.9/03
• Soggetto topico: Statehood (American politics)
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1953-1961; United States Politics and government 1901-1953; Hawaii Politics and government 1900-1959
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes indexes.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. [347]-364.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- LAST AMONG EQUALS -- Last Among Equals -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Toward Annexation -- Foreign Penetration and Settlement -- Hawaii and the Debate Over American Empire -- Revolution: End of the Monarchy -- Annexation -- Incorporated but Not Equal, 1898-1941 -- Incorporating the Island Territory -- Early Ambivalence Over Statehood -- Seeds of the Statehood Drive -- The Long Campaign Begins -- The Tests of War -- The Japanese Dilemma -- Legacies of War and Military Rule -- Postwar Hawaii: An Americanized Community? -- Acculturation: Patterns and Processes -- The Limits of Structural Assimilation -- Issues Confused, 1946-1950: Civil Rights, Party Politics, and Communism -- An Optimistic Campaign -- The Conservative Coalition Surfaces: Eightieth Congress -- Real Obstacles: The South, Civil Rights, and Statehood -- Red Herrings: The Communist Issue and Statehood -- Cynical Politics: Eighty-first Congress -- A Constitution in Search of a State -- Politics of Nonaction, 1951-1956 -- Eighty-second Congress, 1951-1952 -- Eighty-third Congress, 1953-1954 -- Eighty-fourth Congress, 1955-1956 -- Disenchantment at Home -- Compromise Politics: Alaska First -- A New Delegate and New Tactics in Washington -- Civil Rights and Statehood: The End of Massive Resistance? -- Hawaii Delayed: A Realistic Concession -- Fiftieth State -- Statehood 1959: Still a Divisive Issue -- Congress Finally Acts -- Last Steps to Equal Status -- Conclusion: "We All Haoles?" -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX 1 -- First Representative District -- Second Representative District -- Third Representative District -- Fourth Representative District -- Fifth Representative District -- Sixth Representative District -- APPENDIX 2 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1: Toward Annexation -- Chapter 2: Incorporated but Not Equal, 1898-1941. ; Chapter 3: The Tests of War -- Chapter 4: Postwar Hawaii: An Americanized Community? -- Chapter 5: Issues Confused, 1946-1950: Civil Rights, Party Politics, and Communism -- Chapter 6: A Constitution in Search of a State -- Chapter 7: Politics of Nonaction, 1951-1956 -- Chapter 8: Compromise Politics: Alaska First -- Chapter 9: Fiftieth State -- Conclusion: "We All Haoles?" -- Select Bibliography -- Manuscript and Oral History Sources -- Congressional Documents and U.S. Government Publications -- Hearings: House of Representatives (HH) -- Reports: House of Representatives (HR) -- Hearings: Joint, House-Senate (HH-SH) -- Hearings: Senate (SH) -- Reports: Senate (SR) -- Hawaii Government Publications -- Unpublished Materials and Theses -- Books, Articles in Books, and Pamphlets -- Journal and Magazine Articles -- Newspapers and Articles in Newspapers -- Newspapers -- Scrapbooks and Clippings of Newspaper Material -- Articles.
• Sommario/riassunto: Last Among Equals is the first detailed account of Hawaii's quest for statehood.It is a story of struggle and accommodation, of how Hawaii was gradually absorbed into the politcal, economic, and ideological structures of American life.
• Titolo autorizzato: Last Among Equals
• ISBN: 0-8248-7904-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910324957603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II