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A Pacific Industry: The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii
Richard A. Hawkins
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Description for A Pacific Industry: The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii
Hardback. The Hawaiian pineapple industry emerged in the late nineteenth century as part of an attempt to diversify the Hawaiian economy from dependence on sugar cane as its only staple industry. This title presents a definitive history of this industry from its modest beginnings to its emergence as a major contributor to the American industrial narrative. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 line, 18 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBLW; HBTK; KCZ; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
The Hawaiian pineapple industry emerged in the late nineteenth century as part of an attempt to diversify the Hawaiian economy from dependence on sugar cane as its only staple industry. Here, economic historian Richard A. Hawkins presents a definitive history of an industry from its modest beginnings to its emergence as a major contributor to the American industrial narrative. He traces the rise and fall of the corporate giants who dominated the global canning world for much of the twentieth century. Drawing from a host of familiar economic models and an unparalleled body of research, Hawkins analyses the entrepreneurial development ... Read more
The Hawaiian pineapple industry emerged in the late nineteenth century as part of an attempt to diversify the Hawaiian economy from dependence on sugar cane as its only staple industry. Here, economic historian Richard A. Hawkins presents a definitive history of an industry from its modest beginnings to its emergence as a major contributor to the American industrial narrative. He traces the rise and fall of the corporate giants who dominated the global canning world for much of the twentieth century. Drawing from a host of familiar economic models and an unparalleled body of research, Hawkins analyses the entrepreneurial development ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848855960
SKU
V9781848855960
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About Richard A. Hawkins
Richard Hawkins is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.
Reviews for A Pacific Industry: The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii
'A skilled historian, steeped in the archives, Richard A. Hawkins has produced a definitive business history. With his sensitivity to politics, colonialism, race and social and labour issues, as well as research and development, marketing and industrial structure, this will be of interest to a wide range of scholars' - Professor Leslie Hannah, Visiting Professor at the London School of ... Read more