Modern History Of Hawaii Textbook Pdf
Azucena Mcquay
The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia offers a new and up-to-date perspective on this complex region. Although it does not neglect nation-building (the central theme of its popular and long-lived predecessor, In Search of Southeast Asia), the present work focuses on economic and social history, gender, and ecology. It describes the long-term impact of global forces on the region and traces the spread and interplay of capitalism, nationalism, and socialism. It acknowledges that modernization has produced substantial gains in such areas as life expectancy and education but has also spread dislocation and misery.
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There are many books about Hawaiʻi that dive into its landscapes, people, culture, and history. Some may prefer to consume it in non-fiction form; others may enjoy a novel set in Hawaiʻi. Either way, reading about the destination in narrative form will add to your perspective and get you excited to explore the islands.
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It captures the entire history of Hawaiʻi, first as an untouched volcanic island chain that sprang up from the ocean, to the arrival of the first Polynesian settlers, forward to the modern-era, when American missionaries and business owners forever changed the trajectory of the islands. After reading, you will have a greater understanding and appreciation for what has transpired on this tiny island chain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Indeed, one of the major disconnects between a traveler and a resident, all over the world but especially in Hawaiʻi, is the temptation to view a place as a pleasure-filled paradise when visiting for a few days, ignoring the realities of life for local residents. Rest assured people who live in Hawaiʻi have problems, too.
With her trademark wry insights and reporting, Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all.
Polynesians arrived in Hawaiʻi close to 2,000 years ago. A voyaging society, they traveled and navigated by the stars, an ability that was a staple of Hawaiian culture for centuries. However, somewhere along the way, that expertise was lost, and the ability to navigate using the night stars gave way to modern technology.
Hawaiki Rising is the uplifting story of how this indigenous skill was reprised in modern Hawaiʻi, culminating with the successful circumnavigation of the globe using only star navigation in 1975 by the Hōkūleʻa, a replica of an ancient Hawaiian outrigger canoe.
Foodies will love this book because it combines tangible recipes (150 of them) with an explanation and investigation into Hawaiʻiʻs local cultures and the cuisine that has come from their intermixing.
Curious children (grade 3-5) who love fun facts will eat up this book that breaks down what makes Hawaiʻi unique. Part of a series that dives into each state and highlights its makeup, Hawaiʻi provides a wonderful introduction to the islands and its people.
Filled with itineraries, maps, and essays, the book will introduce you to authentic things to see and do, and will allow you to separate myth from reality when it comes to the way of life in the islands.
If you enjoy long books with lots of poetic writing, try Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport. It combines mythology and history to relay the rich, complicated history of local families as Hawaiʻi has evolved over the centuries.
The strengths of this book lie in its treatment of Asia and the Americas across the modern period, and of the 20th century world. For example, it centers the origins of the modern world in China with an extensive discussion of the early Ming...read more
Modern World History by Dan Allosso and Tom Williford (Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project, 2021) is comprehensive if we take our cue from the title. The book is thematic with the concept of "modernity" as a driving force. Therefore it is...read more
Modern World History by Dan Allosso and Tom Williford (Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project, 2021) is comprehensive if we take our cue from the title. The book is thematic with the concept of "modernity" as a driving force. Therefore it is less a comprehensive chronological textbook and more a work showing what has contributed to modern world history. The authors trace back modernity to China where we see a number of advances contributing to modernity well before they were introduced to the west. Some geographical areas may be left out at various points, not that they are not important, but that they show more continuity than innovation. It also has helps like wonderful bibliographies, links to videos, maps, and engaging pictures.
This work is very accurate even when it has to be concise. Being accurate and concise is not always easy since conciseness, by definition, leaves out a lot of detail, but the authors are experts at this.
Modern World History uses a consistent narrative style to bring out important points of modernity. Helps to the reader are logically placed so as not to keep the reader guessing on contexts or definitions.
This text is written so that parts may be taken out and used separately. For example, I am using a hyperlink to the author's chapter on "The Great War" for my Modern European History class. The text's emphasis on the "World" rather than just "Europe" is even more helpful to me as I show cross-cultural connections and tensions in my class.
The topics are presented in a logical, chronological, and clear manner. Introductory material is given in the first chapter as well as in the introduction of each chapter so that the reader can easily understand the context at hand.
Modern World History is a welcome find. I found it relevant, up-to-date, easy to read, and helpful with wonderful bibliographies, pictures, hyperlinks, and maps. I am already hyperlinking parts of this fine work to my current course in Modern European History.
The vast landscape of the World history curriculum poses a tremendous challenge for authors and instructors in terms of thematic coverage and in-depth treatment. Modern World History by Dan Allosso and Tom Williford attempted to address this...read more
The vast landscape of the World history curriculum poses a tremendous challenge for authors and instructors in terms of thematic coverage and in-depth treatment. Modern World History by Dan Allosso and Tom Williford attempted to address this problem with mixed results. Despite their commendable efforts, one-third of the book evidently grappled with geographical delineations, neat timelines, and a choice of vital topics. One might be rushed to conclude that it lacks adequate treatment or synchronized transitions. Pitifully, the authors wrote Africa out of chapter 5. None of this chapter's long lists of primary sources came from Africa. But then, in terms of coverage, you come across the most successful parts, which in my view, include chapters 6, 10, and 12. Invariably, these constitute the most studied eras in modern world history. It is only fair to add that the authors unintentionally betrayed their regional bias with the density of the treatment of Atlantic history- that is, the European and American synergies. Although Africa constitutes part of the historical Atlantic complex, they ignored the African agency in making the Atlantic World, especially in the trans-Atlantic exchanges, which transformed the entire Americas.
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