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Transforming Hawai‘i
First Page
Preliminary Pages
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Explanatory Note on the Use of Hawaiian Terms in this Book
Glossary of Hawaiian Terms
List of Historical Personalities, Gods and Scholars
Introduction
1. Three Key Debates: Positioning Hawai‘i in World History
2. Gathering Momentum: Power in Hawai‘i to 1770
3. The Hawaiian Political Transformation from 1770 to 1796
4. The Hawaiian Military Transformation from 1770 to 1796
5. The Pursuit of Power in Hawai‘i from 1780 to 1796
6. Creating a Kingdom: Hawai‘i from 1796 to 1819
7. The Hawaiian Achievement in Comparative Perspective
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Hawaiian Military Activity 1778–97
Appendix 2: Firearms in Hawai‘i, 1786–96
Appendix 3: A Note on Sources
Bibliography
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