Legendary Hawai'i and the Politics of Place: Tradition, Translation, and Tourism

by Cristina Bacchilega

Book Overview

Hawaiian legends figure greatly in the image of tropical paradise that has come to represent Hawai'i in popular imagination. But what are we buying into when we read these stories as texts in English-language translations? Cristina Bacchilega poses this question in her examination of the way these stories have been adapted to produce a legendary Hawai'i primarily for non-Hawaiian readers or other audiences.

With an understanding of tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812222504
• ISBN13: 9780812222500
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"