Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles : Americans in Nineteenth-Century Fiji /

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Full of colorful details and engrossing stories, Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles shows that the aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of others' respect was a driving force in the global extension of United States influence shortly after the nation's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shoemaker, Nancy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Colección:The United States in the World
Temas:
Americans > Travel > Fiji > History > 19th century.
Public opinion > United States.
Visitors, Foreign > Fiji > Attitudes.
Asian Studies.
Discrimination & Race Relations.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Extraterritorial, Respect, Salem, Maritime, Oceania, Trade.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Why Go a Fiji Voyage?
  • 1. Butenam: Knowledge
  • Part I: The Beachcomber: David Whippy
  • 2. Mata ki Bau : Respect Vakaviti
  • 3. Chief of All the White Men: Character
  • Part II: The Sea Captain's Wife: Mary D. Wallis
  • 4. By a Lady: Moral Authority
  • 5. Marama : Social Class
  • Part III: The Merchant: John B. Williams
  • 6. This Hell upon Earth: Competence and Wealth
  • 7. Tui America: Power
  • Epilogue: Continuity and Change in U.S.-Fiji Relations
  • Appendix A: Sandalwood Voyages
  • Appendix B: Bêche-de-Mer Voyages
  • Appendix C: Foreign Naval Vessels in Fiji to 1860
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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