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Technological Change and the Archaeology of Emergent Colonialism in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i

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Archaeologically informed history is vital for examining the consequences of emergent colonialism in the nineteenth century and earlier, since documentary sources are silent on many facets of everyday life. Interpretations of contact and colonialism in Oceania often highlight rapid changes in the technologies and practices of its traditional island societies. In Hawai‘i, the top-down imposition of indigenous elite power greatly influenced the rate and character of technological change, as commoner access to European and American goods was initially curtailed in this highly stratified society. Although indigenous elites purposively used imported goods and technologies to materialize their hybrid identity—and to expand their political and economic power—this phenomenon presaged the development of unrestrained colonialism by Euro-Americans in the late nineteenth century. This study illustrates the need to examine a range of cultural and historical contingencies in studies of technological change during periods of emergent colonialism.

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I extend my sincere thanks to Spencer Leineweber and Peter Mills for alerting me to bibliographic sources that are particularly relevant to this research. A special thanks is also due to James Delle, Charles Orser, and an anonymous reviewer, for their advice on ways to strengthen this study. Nonetheless, I am solely responsible for any flaws in the data and/or my interpretations.

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Bayman, J.M. Technological Change and the Archaeology of Emergent Colonialism in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Int J Histor Archaeol 13, 127–157 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-009-0076-z

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