The visions of Asia and the Pacific in American culture Eperjesi, John R. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nhu 2005 2005 monographic eng 1 online resource (211 pages) Introduction : the American Pacific : an errand into Oceania -- The "superlative and poetry of commerce" : scattered origins of an American Pacific frontier -- An American Pacific Jeremiad : Frank Norris's The octopus and U.S. imperialism -- The American Asiatic association and the imperialist imaginary of the American Pacific -- Becoming Hawaiian : Jack London, cultural tourism, and the myth of Hawaiian exceptionalism -- Maxine Hong Kingston's China men : frontiers of the Chinese American Pacific -- Memories of a forgotten war : a Filipino/American ghost story -- Conclusion : outside in the American Pacific. John R. Eperjesi ; foreword by Donald E. Pease. Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-189) and index. n-us--- a------ p------ American literature 20th century History and criticism American literature 19th century History and criticism American literature Asian influences Imperialism in literature Asia In literature Pacific Area Foreign public opinion, American Pacific Area Relations United States United States Relations Pacific Area Asia Foreign public opinion, American United States Relations Asia Asia Relations United States Pacific Area In literature PS159.A85 E64 2005eb 810.9/325 Eperjesi, John R. Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2005] xiii, 194 pages ; 24 cm (OCoLC)ocm56324727 (DLC)10875979 9781611686654 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10875979 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10875979 CaPaEBR 040813 ebr10875979 eng