My South Sea Island

My South Sea Island PDF Author: William Somerset Maugham
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Category : Miniature books
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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South Sea Islands

South Sea Islands PDF Author: Alison Ballance
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ISBN: 9781552976098
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The history and ecosystems of 14 South Sea Islands: Easter Island, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, Madagascar, French Polynesia, Galapagos, Komodo, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Tasmania, Lord Howe, Phillip, and New Caledonia.

Brown Men and Women

Brown Men and Women PDF Author: Edward Reeves
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Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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My South Sea Island

My South Sea Island PDF Author: William Somerset Maugham
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Category : Miniature books
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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South Sea Island

South Sea Island PDF Author: Frits Andersen
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ISBN: 9788771849134
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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South Sea Island. The Geography of Pleasure is a literary history of European, Russian and American travelogues, films, paintings, philosophical treatises, all fascinated by the Polynesian islands. Our ideas of nature, growth and sustainability are currently being challenged by climate change and sea level rise, with major identity and security policy implications that are particularly evident in the Pacific, but will also have consequences for the entire planet. The book is a contribution to a new global literary history and provides a historical in-depth perspective for highly topical discussions in interdisciplinary areas such as Pacific Studies, Island Studies, Ocean Studies and Planetary Studies. The Danish version of the book was nominated for 'Book of the year' in one of Denmark's most prominent newspaper and in another described as "epoch-making literary history" and shortlisted among the 5 non-fiction books in 2018, "which has made a difference". In addition, it was awarded the prestigious 'Georg Brande's Award' because it is "pioneering" and as the committee wrote: "Sydhavsøen [South Sea Island] is a book that conveys fascinating knowledge and theory in an exemplary way".

In the South Seas

In the South Seas PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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South Sea Tales

South Sea Tales PDF Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199536082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Roslyn Jolly is Lecturer in English at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is the author of Henry James: History, Narrative, Fiction (OUP, 1993).

The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade

The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade PDF Author: William T. Wawn
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Category : Alien Labour --australia --queensland
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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A Social History of the Sea Islands

A Social History of the Sea Islands PDF Author: Guion Griffis Johnson
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ISBN: 9781469613628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The author has drawn on newly discovered manuscripts and the United States Treasury archives to present for the first time a complete picture of the Sea Islands during the Federal occupation throughout the Civil War. The book contains interesting accounts of indigo culture, sea-island cotton culture, the St. Helena slave market, the planter aristocracy, the slave community, the black as landowner, and the effects of the Civil War. Originally published in 1930. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

The South Sea Island

The South Sea Island PDF Author: Frits Andersen
Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN: 8775974460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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When the first European explorers ventured into the unknown Pacific Ocean, their minds were filled with tales of remote, paradisiacal islands. Hopeful ideas of noble savages, ecological balance, and immense riches gave them the courage to search for a new world – even when faced with the unimaginable. The South Sea Island – A Geography of Pleasure is a journey through the history of ideas and literature over three centuries of European and American narratives about islands, oceans, and archipelagos. Literary scholar Frits Andersen reads and analyses travel accounts, paintings, films, and novels from the 18th century up until the present day by visual artists and authors including Paul Gauguin, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jules Verne, and Thor Heyerdahl. These readings, combined with Andersen’s eye for pleasure, sense, and longing, give rise to a novel literary history of the disappearing Pacific islands. At the same time, the book offers historical models that we can use today to enhance our understanding of, and find new answers to, global political and climate-related challenges. Frits Andersen is a professor of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark. His previous works include The Dark Continent? Images of Africa in European Narratives about the Congo (2016). The Danish edition of this book, entitled Sydhavsøen. Nydelsens geografi received the Georg Brandes Prize.

A Sea Island Lady

A Sea Island Lady PDF Author: Francis Griswold
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Category : South Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 961

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