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A Pacific Industry

The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii

By: Richard A. Hawkins

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A Pacific Industry

The History of Pineapple Canning in Hawaii

By: Richard A. Hawkins

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.

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290

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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ISBN 10

0857720422

ISBN 13

9780857720429

It Takes a Candidate

Why Women Don't Run for Office

By: Jennifer L. Lawless,Richard Logan Fox

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It Takes a Candidate

Why Women Don't Run for Office

By: Jennifer L. Lawless,Richard Logan Fox

It Takes a Candidate serves as the first systematic, nationwide empirical account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition. Based on data from the Citizen Political Ambition Study, a national survey conducted on almost 3,800 'potential candidates', we find that women, even in the highest tiers of professional accomplishment, are substantially less likely than men to demonstrate ambition to seek elected office. Women are less likely than men to be recruited to run for office. They are less likely than men to think they are 'qualified' to run for office. And they are less likely than men to express a willingness to run for office in the future. This gender gap in political ambition persists across generations. Despite cultural evolution and society's changing attitudes toward women in politics, running for public office remains a much less attractive and feasible endeavor for women than men.

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224

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Cambridge University Press

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ISBN 10

0521857457

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9780521857451