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Sea of Opportunity: The Japanese Pioneers of the Fishing Industry in Hawaii
Manako Ogawa
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Description for Sea of Opportunity: The Japanese Pioneers of the Fishing Industry in Hawaii
Hardcover. Presents a part historical and a part ethnographic study of Japanese fisheries in Hawaii from the late nineteenth century to contemporary times. Unlike most of the previous works on Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, which focus on sugarcane plantations, this breakthrough book is the first comprehensive history of Japanese as fishermen. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Sea of Opportunity: The Japanese Pioneers of the Fishing Industry in Hawaii is a part historical and a part ethnographic study of Japanese fi sheries in Hawaii from the late nineteenth century to contemporary times. When Japanese fishermen arrived in Hawaii from coastal communities in Japan, mainly Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Wakayama, they brought fishing techniques developed in their homeland to the Hawaiian archipelago and adapted them to new circumstances. Within a short period of time, they expanded the local fi sheries into one of the pillars of Hawaii’s economy. Unlike most of the previous works on Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, ... Read more
Sea of Opportunity: The Japanese Pioneers of the Fishing Industry in Hawaii is a part historical and a part ethnographic study of Japanese fi sheries in Hawaii from the late nineteenth century to contemporary times. When Japanese fishermen arrived in Hawaii from coastal communities in Japan, mainly Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Wakayama, they brought fishing techniques developed in their homeland to the Hawaiian archipelago and adapted them to new circumstances. Within a short period of time, they expanded the local fi sheries into one of the pillars of Hawaii’s economy. Unlike most of the previous works on Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press,
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839611
SKU
V9780824839611
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About Manako Ogawa
Manako Ogawa is associate professor of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan.
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