A Pacific Industry

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The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii

Richard A. Hawkins (University of Wolverhampton, UK)

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English

I.B. Tauris
23 September 2011

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Industrialisation & industrial history; Economic history; Food manufacturing & related industries

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 and twentieth-century migration of the pineapple canning industry in Hawaii. The result is not only a comprehensive history, but also a unique story of American innovation and ingenuity amid the rising tides of globalization.

By: Richard A. Hawkins (University of Wolverhampton UK)
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 78
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781848855960
ISBN 10: 1848855966
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 23 September 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures – vii List of Tables – ix List of Abbreviations – x Acknowledgements – xii Introduction – 1 1. The Early Years: 1882-1898 – 5 2. Pineapple Fever: 1898-1914 – 15 3. The Consolidation of the Industry: 1915-1930 – 42 4. The Octopus Strikes Back: 1931-1941 – 65 5. Scientific and Technological Innovation in the Pineapple Industry – 98 6. Pineapple Plantations Versus Small Farms – 115 7. Labour – 143 8. Overseas Expansion – 165 9. The Hawaiian Pineapple Industry Since 1941 – 176 Conclusion – 186 Appendix – 189 Notes – 196 Bibliography – 243 Index – 265

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 Economics; 'An excellent monograph based on primary sources which demonstrates the foundation and growth of the pineapple canning industry prior to the First World War in the face of considerable opposition from Hawaii's sugar oligarchy which competed for Asian labour and local land. The author explains convincingly just how the Hawaiian canning industry was able to compete successfully with lower-cost competitors until the beginning of this century. In short, this book breaks new ground by its scholarly treatment of the empirical evidence for the rise of the canning industry in Hawaii and by its carefully considered integration of this case study into the theoretical literature of business history.' - Dr. Colin Newbury, Linacre College, University of Oxford