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Oh, Say, Can You See?: The Semiotics of the Military in Hawaii (Borderlines : a Book Series Concerned With Revisioning...
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by Kathy E. Ferguson and Phyllis Turnbull
Sales Rank: 1128307
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List Price: $20.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 270 pages
Published by: University of Minnesota Press December 1998
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 081662979X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0816629794
Book Dimensions:
9 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 15.7 ounces
Reader Reviews
Being a veteran, a defense contractor, and a Hawaii resident, I was eager to read this book. I had incorrectly assumed that it was historical and anecdotal. Instead, the authors (both liberal arts professors at UH) have produced a multidimensional criticism of the military and everything about it in Hawaii. They seem to be annoyed by JROTC instructor's salaries, freeway signs that mention military bases, the sight of Navy boats offshore, military dependents that consume local resources, and in general, citizenship defined by loyalty to a culture they paint as sexist, racist, and violent. The book is, in fact, very well researched. There are several footnotes on every page. But some references are so obscure, I can't help but think they were overreaching for evidence to support a claim (that the original Hawaiian name for Punchbowl Cemetery, for example, was more thoughtful and appropriate than "punchbowl", the name given by so-called white, ignorant colonialists). There were some interesting facts about Hawaii and the US military, but I found myself skipping over sections that were just openly anti-military (criticizing Abe Lincoln quotes from the Civil War; beating the dead liberal horse about how the military is sexist and racist; the repeated demand for "critical thinking" - which, I guess means being a liberal; nothing new there). I suppose this book will appeal to those who already think this way. There was no attempt at persuading those who disagree. I gave the book some time, hoping for a well-structured argument. But the viewpoints are written matter-of-factly; often simply stating, `the military is in Hawaii', with the implication that it's obviously a bad thing. This is the sort of book I'd expect to see on the reading list of an undergraduate political science class taught by an angry Bush-hater.
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