The US Military in Hawai’i [electronic resource] : Colonialism, Memory and Resistance /
Ireland, B.author.
An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 War Stories: A Militarized History of Hawai'i; 2 Remembering and Forgetting at Waiki ̄ki ̄'s Great War Memorial; 3 'Unknown Soldiers': Remembering Hawai'i's Great War Dead; 4 Hooray for Haolewood? Hawai'i on Film; 5 Hawai'i's Press and the Vietnam War; Afterword Alternative Futures -- A Demilitarized Hawai'i; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
America—History.
Military history.
Civilization—History.
World politics.
US History.
Modern History.
History of the Americas.
History of Military.
Cultural History.
Political History.