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Category : Princes
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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The History of Prince Lee Boo, Son of Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Islands
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Category : Princes
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Category : Princes
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Dark Paradise
Author: Fuller Jennifer Fuller
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474413854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Examines the way in which the British transformed the Pacific islands during the nineteenth centuryThe discovery of the Pacific islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while the British originally believed the islands to be commercial paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and identity. The book traces the changing British attitudes towards imperial settlement as the early view of 'island as paradise' gives way to a fear of the hostile islanders and examines how this revelation undermined a key tenant of British imperialism - that they were the 'superior' or 'civilized' islanders.Key FeaturesThe first monograph to trace the Pacific islands as represented through the lens of British fiction and non-fiction across the long nineteenth centuryExamines texts written by Pacific islanders and published in the British pressSignificantly broadens our understanding of the British Pacific by analysing understudied Pacific texts and authors alongside more canonical works
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474413854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Examines the way in which the British transformed the Pacific islands during the nineteenth centuryThe discovery of the Pacific islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while the British originally believed the islands to be commercial paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and identity. The book traces the changing British attitudes towards imperial settlement as the early view of 'island as paradise' gives way to a fear of the hostile islanders and examines how this revelation undermined a key tenant of British imperialism - that they were the 'superior' or 'civilized' islanders.Key FeaturesThe first monograph to trace the Pacific islands as represented through the lens of British fiction and non-fiction across the long nineteenth centuryExamines texts written by Pacific islanders and published in the British pressSignificantly broadens our understanding of the British Pacific by analysing understudied Pacific texts and authors alongside more canonical works
Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment
Author: John Gascoigne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107729017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to all quarters of the earth through the spread of beliefs, the promotion of trade and the acquisition of new knowledge. This book surveys the consequent encounters between European expansionism and the peoples of the Pacific. John Gascoigne weaves together the stories of British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian voyages to destinations throughout the Pacific region. In a lively and lucid style, he brings to life the idealism, adventures and frustrations of a colourful cast of historical figures. Drawing upon a range of fields, he explores the complexities of the relationships between European and Pacific peoples. Richly illustrated with historical images and maps, this seminal work provides new perspectives on the significance of European contact with the Pacific in the Enlightenment.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107729017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to all quarters of the earth through the spread of beliefs, the promotion of trade and the acquisition of new knowledge. This book surveys the consequent encounters between European expansionism and the peoples of the Pacific. John Gascoigne weaves together the stories of British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian voyages to destinations throughout the Pacific region. In a lively and lucid style, he brings to life the idealism, adventures and frustrations of a colourful cast of historical figures. Drawing upon a range of fields, he explores the complexities of the relationships between European and Pacific peoples. Richly illustrated with historical images and maps, this seminal work provides new perspectives on the significance of European contact with the Pacific in the Enlightenment.
Paradise Possessed
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Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 0642106983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
A collection of essays
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 0642106983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
A collection of essays
The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year ...
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Languages : en
Pages : 558
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A General Index ... from the Commencement of the New Series, in January, 1790, to the End of the Eighty-first Volume Completed in December 1816 ...
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
Monthly Review; Or, New Literary Journal
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Memorials to Serve for a History of the Parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe in the County of Surrey and in the Administrative County of London
Author: Edward Josselyn Beck
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Category : Rotherhithe (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Category : Rotherhithe (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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