The White Pacific
Download or Read eBook The White Pacific PDF written by Gerald Horne and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Gerald Horne |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2007-05-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780824831479 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0824831470 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The White Pacific by : Gerald Horne
Book excerpt: "[Book title] ranges over the broad expanse of Oceania to reconstruct the history of "blackbirding" (slave trading) in the region. It examines the role of U.S. citizens (many of them ex-slaveholders and ex-confederates) in the trade and its roots in Civil War dislocations. What unfolds is a dramatic tale of unfree labor, conflicts between formal and informal empire, white supremacy, threats to sovereignty in Hawaii, the origins of a White Australian policy, and the rise of Japan as a Pacific power and putative protector."--Back cover.
