The rights of my people
Subtitle: the enduring echo of Liliuokalani's clash in culture and law with the United States of America
By: Neil Thomas Proto.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780875867205; 9780875867212
Subjects: Liliuokalani, -- Queen of Hawaii, -- 1838-1917 -- Political and social views; Liliuokalani, -- Queen of Hawaii, -- 1838-1917 -- Influence; Sovereignty -- Case studies; Law -- Hawaii -- History; Law -- United States -- History; Culture conflict -- Hawaii -- History; Culture conflict -- United States -- History; Hawaii -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Hawaii -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Hawaii
Genres: Case studies; Biography
Description: "Even on the 50th anniversary of Hawaii statehood, sovereignty in Hawaii is still the subject of an active, ongoing legal dispute. The Rights of My People revisits Liliuokalani's decades-long campaign for the dignity and sovereignty of Hawaii. The book gives the first detailed and documented description of the seizure of a quarter of the Hawaii islands in 1893. This illegal move was contested aggressively by Liliuokalani, and she challenged the United States before Congress repeatedly for complicity in taking the Crown lands. Woven into the story are threats of execution and assassination and the forces of bigotry, condescension, and deception Liliuokalani confronted"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.