Pacific Gibraltar : U. S.-Japanese Rivalry over the Annexation of Hawaii, 1885-1898

by Morgan, William Michael

• ISBN13: 9781591145295
• ISBN10: 1591145295
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-15
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Hawai'i on the Cusp of Revolution	p. 7
Pearl Harbor and Reciprocity	p. 19
The Empire of Cane	p. 28
The Beginnings of Japanese Immigration	p. 37
The Fragmentation of Hawaiian Politics	p. 50
The Revolution Begins	p. 69
The Landing of U.S. Troops	p. 88
The Rise and Fall of the Annexation Treaty	p. 110
The Restoration Fiasco	p. 124
Cleveland's Informal Protectorate	p. 136
Mahan, the New Navy, and Hawai'i's Strategic Value	p. 147
The Republican Party Embraces Annexation	p. 172
Japanese Immigration: From Lifeline to Threat	p. 188
The U.S.- Japan Crisis of 1897	p. 198
Annexation Consummated: The Spanish-American War and Hawai'i	p. 218
Conclusion: Local Power, Eclectic Imperialism, Enhanced Security	p. 237
Notes	p. 245
Selected Bibliography	p. 309
Index	p. 317
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