Imagining the Other : The Representation of the Papua New Guinean Subject /

Much has been written about Papua New Guinea over the last century and too often in ways that legitimated or served colonial interests through highly pejorative and racist descriptions of Papua New Guineans. Paying special attention to early travel literature, works of fiction, and colonial reports,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stella, Regis Tove (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2007]
Colección:Pacific Islands Monographs Series
Temas:
Europeans > Attitudes.
Indigenous peoples in popular culture > Papua New Guinea.
Pacific Islanders > First contact with Europeans > Papua New Guinea.
Papuans > Public opinion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
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Sumario:Much has been written about Papua New Guinea over the last century and too often in ways that legitimated or served colonial interests through highly pejorative and racist descriptions of Papua New Guineans. Paying special attention to early travel literature, works of fiction, and colonial reports, laws, and legislation, Regis Tove Stella reveals the complex and persistent network of discursive strategies deployed to subjugate the land and its people.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 p.) : 13 illus.
ISBN:9780824862923
9783110564143
9783110663259
Acceso:restricted access

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