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Pacific Gibraltar, U.S.-Japanese rivalry over the annexation of Hawaiʻi, 1885-1898, William Michael Morgan

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Pacific Gibraltar, U.S.-Japanese rivalry over the annexation of Hawaiʻi, 1885-1898, William Michael Morgan
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-315) and index
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maps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Pacific Gibraltar
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
681488999
Responsibility statement
William Michael Morgan
Series statement
ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series, v. 46
Sub title
U.S.-Japanese rivalry over the annexation of Hawaiʻi, 1885-1898
Table Of Contents
Hawaiʻi on the cusp of revolution -- Pearl Harbor and reciprocity -- The empire of cane -- The beginnings of Japanese immigration -- The fragmentation of Hawaiian politics -- The revolution begins -- The landing of U.S. troops -- The rise and fall of the annexation treaty -- The restoration fiasco -- Cleveland's informal protectorate -- Mahan, the new navy, and Hawaiʻi's strategic value -- The Republican Party embraces annexation -- Japanese immigration : from lifeline to threat -- The U.S.-Japan crisis of 1897 -- Annexation consummated : the Spanish-American War and Hawaiʻi -- Conclusion : local power, eclectic imperialism, enhanced security
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