Island Queens and Mission Wives How Gender and Empire Remade Hawai'i's Pacific World |
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| Author:
| Thigpen, Jennifer |
| Series title: | Gender and American Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-1429-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $93.00AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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In the late eighteenth century, Hawai'i's ruling elite employed sophisticated methods for resisting foreign intrusion. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, American missionaries had gained a foothold in the islands. Jennifer Thigpen explains this shift by focusing on two groups of women: missionary wives and high-ranking Hawaiian women. Thigpen argues that women's relationships became vital to building and maintaining the diplomatic and political alliances that ultimately shaped the...
More DescriptionIn the late eighteenth century, Hawai'i's ruling elite employed sophisticated methods for resisting foreign intrusion. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, American missionaries had gained a foothold in the islands. Jennifer Thigpen explains this shift by focusing on two groups of women: missionary wives and high-ranking Hawaiian women. Thigpen argues that women's relationships became vital to building and maintaining the diplomatic and political alliances that ultimately shaped the islands' political future.