The first strange place
the alchemy of race and sex in World War II Hawaii
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Author
Contributions
- Farber, David R. - Contributor
Publication
1992 - Free Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
67,500 words, Guess
Page Count
270 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1731988M
- ISBN-100029012228
- OCLC Control Number26854814
- OCLC Control Numberfirststrangeplac0000bail
- Library of Congress Control Number92036559
and 2 more
- Goodreads2322101
- LibraryThing837806
Classifications
- DDC940.53/969
- LCCD744.7.H3 B35 1992
Description
Hundreds of thousands of men and women went to Hawaii during World War II expecting a Hollywood image of "paradise." What they found was radically different : a complex crucible in which diverse elements--social, racial, sexual--were mingled and transmuted in the heat and strain of war.
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