Hollywood's Hawaii: Race, Nation, and War

by Delia Caparoso Konzett and Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett

Book Overview

Whether presented as exotic fantasy, a strategic location during World War II, or a site combining postwar leisure with military culture, Hawaii and the South Pacific figure prominently in the U.S. national imagination. Hollywood's Hawaii is the first full-length study of the film industry's intense engagement with the Pacific region from 1898 to the present.

Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett highlights films that mirror the cultural and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813587433
• ISBN13: 9780813587431
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher