Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai'i by Jonathan Y Okamura PAPERBACK

Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai'i\nby Jonathan Y Okamura\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Jonathan Y Okamura\nTitle: Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai'i\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social and cultural history\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S.\nPublication year: 2008\nISBN-13: 9781592137565\nISBN-10: 1592137563\nRRP: \u00A327.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nChallenges the misconception of Hawai'i as a racial paradise by analyzing how ethnic inequality is maintained among its constituent groups\n\nChallenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a \""melting pot paradise\"" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies differ.