The King of Hawaii in Vienna 1881

A Visit of the Polynesian Monarch Kalakaua
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-903511-05-7
Verlag: Kment Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 490 g

One of the most sensational and unusual guests ever to visit the imperial and royal capital of Vienna was the Hawaiian King Kalakaua. Apart from the official program, it was above all the Prater with its ladies’ band and Third Coffee House as well as the exuberant enthusiasm of the Viennese that put the exotic monarch in an almost euphoric mood. His appearance shocked the high aristocracy and prompted the tabloid press to report on him.
This amusing and culturally and historically important book, based on previously unpublished archive material, provides interesting insights into the Viennese mentality at the end of the 19th century and into Hawaiian cultural history. In addition, Kalakaua’s impact beyond contemporary press reports is outlined using a historical popular medium typical of the time, and the significance of his visit to Vienna for Austrian-Hawaiian relations is presented.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wernhart, Karl R.

Mückler, Hermann

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Wernhart, Karl R.
Professor Dr. Karl R. Wernhart, born in Vienna in 1941, was a full professor of ethnology at the University of Vienna (1980–2002), his main field of interest being ethno-history and cultural-historical research. In addition to black Africa and the Caribbean, the region of his primary cultural-anthropological interest is the Pacific, in the present case Polynesia, where he has conducted several field studies as well as research work in archives and libraries.

Mückler, Hermann
Hermann Mückler is a professor of cultural and social anthropology at the University of Vienna with a focus on (ethno-)historical issues. Regionally, he focuses on the Pacific Islands/Oceania. He is the president of the Anthropological Society in Vienna, as well as the Federation of all Austrian-Foreign Bilateral Friendship Societies PaN, vice president of the German Society for Global History, founder of the Austrian-South Pacific Society and co-founder of the Institute for Comparative Architectural Research in Vienna. His interest in Hawaii had been sparked by several study visits to the East-West Center in Honolulu in the 1990s, as well as extensive travel in the Hawaiian Islands. In particular, his preoccupation with historical popular media led him to examine the representation of the South Seas stereotype through various types of media.

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