Islanders : the Pacific in the age of empire / Nicholas Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Nicholas, 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionx, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents pt. 1. The Bible and the gun : contact, commerce, conversion. A plan of great extent and importance ; The Typees fought us to the last ; If King Georgey would send him a vessel ; Not a vestige of idolatry was to be seen ; Haunted by the example of Cook -- pt. 2. The tribe and the army : labour, land, sovereignty. The smell of burning flesh is not nice ; A new phase of piracy ; Man-o'-war all same old woman! ; The whites would serve the natives ; Our paradise has become a hell.
Abstract Traces the history and experiences of the Pacific Islanders during the age of empires, describing encounters between the Islanders and Europeans and discussing the region's culture and development.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [298]-314) and index.
LCCN 2010020777
ISBN9780300124385 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0300124384 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780300180565 (pbk.)
ISBN030018056X (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks DU29 .T47 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold