Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism (American Encounters/Global Interactions)

Thank you! The book is in excellent condition and was shipped quickly. Was glad I could find a copy of this book for myself and support a library as well.

I have begun reading this book for the second time in less than a month... As a Hawaiian descendant of the hellish methods employed by the United States to illegally occupy my homeland, brainwash my family members, and erase the language, culture, and history of the Neutral Nation State of the Hawaiian Kingdom, I am finally part of the lāhui of Hawaiians gaining knowledge of our true history ... Noenoe Silva reminds me that I came from extremely courageous, hard working, honorable stock who were extremely intelligent, mastered the highest level of literacy in the world in two languages, with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge that produced more than 100 newspapers... and accomplished all of this in less than 100 years...

I purchased this book as part of my research for my Master's thesis on post-colonial literature in the Pacific. It was (and is) one of the finest reviews of the tumulutuous times during America's colonial expansion and its desire to seize Hawai'i for American military and commerical interests. Unlike some of the Hawaiian sovereignty texts (which can be hyperbolic in the extreme), this book was written with a scholar's due diligence and well expressed.The 'edgy' comment is due to the focus being far less 'Americanized' ('we saved Hawaii') and much more directed toward a view from an occupied population where the local culture was being usurped and subaltern behavior dimished, demeaned, or crushed. A fine addition to any library dealing with colonial behavior in the tropics.

A most important book regarding the truth about the United States’ colonization and overthrow of an existing nation - not the false narrative of the plantation owners and missionary progeny that promulgated the overthrow.

Pleased with product!

A must read for all of us concerned about the true history of the people of Hawaii. It is eye opening and certainly sad in many ways how this history has unfolded, but the strength of spirit for the people who live to carry on the aloha is made evident in this book.

Very good book that talks about the true history of Hawaii through the eyes of the native people and distorted by the missionaries.

Great