Cultures of Commemoration: The Politics of War, Memory, and History in the Mariana Islands

by Keith Camacho and Keith L. Camacho

Book Overview

In 1941 the Japanese military attacked the US naval base Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. Although much has been debated about this event and the wider American and Japanese involvement in the war, few scholars have explored the Pacific War's impact on Pacific Islanders. Cultures of Commemoration fills this crucial gap in the historiography by advancing scholarly understanding of Pacific Islander relations with and knowledge of American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824836707
• ISBN13: 9780824836702
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"