Settler Militarism

“Settler Militarism is a timely and urgently needed analysis of settler colonial governance and US militarism. Juliet Nebolon adeptly theorizes ‘settler militarism’ as a confluence of biopolitical regimes, racialized social reproduction, wartime pedagogies, and colonial-military spatial practices deployed in the name of national security to justify Native Hawaiian land dispossession. This book is a vital and invaluable contribution to key discussions and debates within settler colonial studies, Native American and Indigenous studies, American studies, and histories of US imperial militarism.” - Alyosha Goldstein, author of Poverty in Common: The Politics of Community Action during the American Century

“Juliet Nebolon draws from a deep archival well to theorize a regime of biopolitical governance in Hawai‘i that flexibly utilizes a varied repertoire of ‘life-giving’ that camouflages the economy of death at its core. Ultimately, Nebolon demonstrates that the settler militarist project is driven by occupation and control over land and territory and the beings that inhabit it. Illuminating wartime Hawai‘i with analytical sophistication and care, Settler Militarism will enrich the fields of Asian American and American studies.” - Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez, author of Securing Paradise: Tourism and Militarism in Hawai‘i and the Philippines

"This thoughtful and meticulously researched book opens new avenues for understanding both historical and contemporary military presence in Hawai?i." - Kawena Elkington, Antipode

"Nebolon’s breakdown of land acquisition via lease, license, permit, land condemnation, and executive order will be extremely helpful for anyone seeking to understand the history of land in Hawai?i." - Haylee Makana Kushi, Antipode

"In this compellingly researched and argued book, Juliet Nebolon presents a nuanced exploration of settler militarism as a mechanism of control, power, and oppression that benefits both the nation and capitalism." - Kelema Lee Moses, Antipode

"This book offers a nuanced account of the subtle and specific ways that the intersection of settler colonialism and warmaking encroaches upon lifeways, consciousness, and desires." - Laurel Mei-Singh, Antipode

"Nebolon’s detailed excavation of some of the mechanisms through which settler militarism has influenced everyday life . . . helps us think through settler militarism’s persistent mutating presence, even in spaces of Indigenous resurgence." - Mariko Whitenack, Journal of Transnational American Studies