[PDF.51qs] Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawaii

Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawaii

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 | #896091 in Books |  University of Hawaii Press |  2011-02-28 |  2011-02-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.90 x.80 x6.00l,.85 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Killing the Buzz of Colonial Privilege|By Dina Gilio-Whitaker|I appreciate the book for all the reasons others have already stated. For those who criticize it as a "racist rant," consider why you might see it this way: conventional histories are almost always told (and read) through perspectives rooted in the colonial foundations the US was built on. They are usually not quest| |A finely crafted book. . . . [Walker s] points are very well-researched, finely attributed (he has an excellent index and bibliography), and more importantly, break down commonly accepted portrayals of both surfing and Hawaiian history that have often been ove

Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai‘i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased marginalization on land, many Native Hawaiians have found refuge, autonomy, and identity in the waves. In Waves of Resistance Isaiah Walker argues that throughout the twentieth century Hawaiian surfers have successfully resisted colonial encroachment in the po‘ina nalu (surf zone). The struggle against foreign...

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