Preserving the self in the south seas, 1680-1840 / Jonathan Lamb.

Author/creator Lamb, Jonathan, 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Political theories of the self -- The romance of navigation -- Science and collecting -- Scurvy -- The Polynesian person and the spread of leprosy -- Void contracts and subtle islands -- Patriots in paradise -- Starlings and parrots; Keate and sympathy -- The settlement of New Zealand.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-335) and index.
LCCN 00011809
ISBN0226468488 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226468496 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR756.T72 L36 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold