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"A Power in the World is the definitive account of Hawai'i's nineteenth-century diplomacy in Oceania. This is the story of Hawai'i as the political model and mentor to fledgling Pacific island governments across the region and its engagement in negotiating the transfer of Hawaiian institutions to these societies. It puts Hawai'i at the centre of a broader Pacific in a way and to an extent not generally appreciated.--Greg Fry, The Australian National University Lorenz Gonschor has written the most comprehensive account of the international and intellectual history of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the nineteenth century. Through the story of the history of Hawai'i, Gonschor decolonizes our understanding of the history of non-Western kingdoms and states in the nineteenth-century formation of international law, diplomacy, and internationalism. Gonschor's book is one of the best examples of how to write a non-Eurocentric global history and will be a model of scholarship for the new generation of historians.--Cemil Aydin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lorenz Gonschor importantly revises previous notions of the Hawaiian kingdom's role on global politics by highlighting the privileged status of the Kingdom of Hawai'i as a recognized independent power and its influence on island nations throughout Oceania. Hawai'i's pan-Oceania diplomacy, the Kaimiloa, and the Pacific Confederation led by Kalākaua are important and lesser-known parts of the story that have been only briefly touched upon by historians.--Isaiah Helekunihi Walker, Brigham Young University-Hawai'i In this fascinating book, [Gonschor] makes a case that the Hawaiian Kingdom, by practicing similitude and selective appropriation, was able to achieve cultural and political hybridity. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation-state, becoming a model for countries in Polynesia, Oceania, and Asia. . . . Stimulating and informative about current scholarship in Oceanian studies. Highly recommended.--F. Ng, emeritus, California State University, Fresno ""CHOICE (January 2020)"""

A Power in the World is the definitive account of Hawai'i's nineteenth-century diplomacy in Oceania. This is the story of Hawai'i as the political model and mentor to fledgling Pacific island governments across the region and its engagement in negotiating the transfer of Hawaiian institutions to these societies. It puts Hawai'i at the centre of a broader Pacific in a way and to an extent not generally appreciated.--Greg Fry, The Australian National University CHOICE (January 2020) In this fascinating book, [Gonschor] makes a case that the Hawaiian Kingdom, by practicing similitude and selective appropriation, was able to achieve cultural and political hybridity. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation-state, becoming a model for countries in Polynesia, Oceania, and Asia. . . . Stimulating and informative about current scholarship in Oceanian studies. Highly recommended.--F. Ng, emeritus, California State University, Fresno CHOICE (January 2020) Lorenz Gonschor has written the most comprehensive account of the international and intellectual history of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the nineteenth century. Through the story of the history of Hawai'i, Gonschor decolonizes our understanding of the history of non-Western kingdoms and states in the nineteenth-century formation of international law, diplomacy, and internationalism. Gonschor's book is one of the best examples of how to write a non-Eurocentric global history and will be a model of scholarship for the new generation of historians.--Cemil Aydin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHOICE (January 2020) Lorenz Gonschor importantly revises previous notions of the Hawaiian kingdom's role on global politics by highlighting the privileged status of the Kingdom of Hawai'i as a recognized independent power and its influence on island nations throughout Oceania. Hawai'i's pan-Oceania diplomacy, the Kaimiloa, and the Pacific Confederation led by Kalakaua are important and lesser-known parts of the story that have been only briefly touched upon by historians.--Isaiah Helekunihi Walker, Brigham Young University-Hawai'i CHOICE (January 2020)

A Power in the World is the definitive account of Hawai'i's nineteenth-century diplomacy in Oceania. This is the story of Hawai'i as the political model and mentor to fledgling Pacific island governments across the region and its engagement in negotiating the transfer of Hawaiian institutions to these societies. It puts Hawai'i at the centre of a broader Pacific in a way and to an extent not generally appreciated.--Greg Fry, The Australian National University Lorenz Gonschor has written the most comprehensive account of the international and intellectual history of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the nineteenth century. Through the story of the history of Hawai'i, Gonschor decolonizes our understanding of the history of non-Western kingdoms and states in the nineteenth-century formation of international law, diplomacy, and internationalism. Gonschor's book is one of the best examples of how to write a non-Eurocentric global history and will be a model of scholarship for the new generation of historians.--Cemil Aydin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lorenz Gonschor importantly revises previous notions of the Hawaiian kingdom's role on global politics by highlighting the privileged status of the Kingdom of Hawai'i as a recognized independent power and its influence on island nations throughout Oceania. Hawai'i's pan-Oceania diplomacy, the Kaimiloa, and the Pacific Confederation led by Kalakaua are important and lesser-known parts of the story that have been only briefly touched upon by historians.--Isaiah Helekunihi Walker, Brigham Young University-Hawai'i In this fascinating book, [Gonschor] makes a case that the Hawaiian Kingdom, by practicing similitude and selective appropriation, was able to achieve cultural and political hybridity. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation-state, becoming a model for countries in Polynesia, Oceania, and Asia. . . . Stimulating and informative about current scholarship in Oceanian studies. Highly recommended.--F. Ng, emeritus, California State University, Fresno CHOICE (January 2020)

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Lorenz Gonschor is associate dean and senior lecturer in Pacific studies at Atenisi University, Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga.

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