Paradoxes of Hawaiian sovereignty : land, sex, and the colonial politics of state nationalism / J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.

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"In Paradoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty J. Kēhaulani Kauanui examines contradictions of indigeneity and self-determination in U.S. domestic policy and international law. She theorizes paradoxes in the laws themselves and in nationalist assertions of Hawaiian Kingdom restoration and demands for U.S. de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kauanui, J. Kēhaulani, 1968- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Hawaii > Politics and government > 1959-
Hawaii > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Sovereignty.
Nationalism > Hawaii.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Nationalism.
Politics and government.
Hawaii.
Since 1959
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xvii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: contradictory sovereignty
  • Contested indigeneity: between kingdom and "tribe"
  • Properties of land: that which feeds
  • Gender, marriage, and coverture: a new proprietary relationship
  • "Savage" sexualities
  • Conclusion: decolonial challenges to the legacies of occupation and settler colonialism
  • Glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases.