Pacific Gibraltar : U.S.-Japanese rivalry over the annexation of Hawai'i, 1885-1898 / William Michael Morgan.

Author/creator Morgan, William Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 330 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Hawaii--Annexation to the United States.
Hawaii--History. --Overthrow of the Monarchy, 1893.
Hawaii--History. --1893-1900.
Hawaii--Emigration and immigration. --History. --19th century.
Japan--Emigration and immigration. --History. --19th century.
United States--Foreign relations. --Japan.
Japan--Foreign relations. --United States.

SeriesADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 46
ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series v. 46. ^A405870
Contents Hawai'i 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 Hawai'i'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 Hawai'i -- Conclusion: local power, eclectic imperialism, enhanced security.
General note"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010049923
ISBN9781591145295 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1591145295 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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