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228 pp. May 1983 paper, ISBN 978-0-8248-0956-0, $20.00 paper - $20.00 Keywords: Hawaii Pacific textbook history sociology Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii, 1835-1920 by Ronald Takaki "A scholarly work but as readable as a novel, this is the first history of plantation life as experienced by the laborers themselves. The oppressive round-the-clock conditions under which they worked will make you glad they fought back in one huge strike; Takaki charts this conflict well." --San Francisco Chronicle © 2009 University of Hawai`i Press * 2840 Kolowalu Street * Honolulu, HI 96822-1888 USA Phone: 1-808-956-8255