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American Pacificism : Oceania in the U.S. imagination /
This provocative analysis and critique of American representations of Oceania and Oceanians from the nineteenth century to the present, argues that imperial fantasies have glossed over a complex, violent history. It introduces the concept of 'American Pacificism', a theoretical framework t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Colección: | Routledge research in postcolonial literatures.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This provocative analysis and critique of American representations of Oceania and Oceanians from the nineteenth century to the present, argues that imperial fantasies have glossed over a complex, violent history. It introduces the concept of 'American Pacificism', a theoretical framework that draws on contemporary theories of friendship, hospitality and tourism to refigure established debates around 'orientalism' for an Oceanian context. Paul Lyons explores American-Islander relations and traces the ways in which two fundamental conceptions of Oceania have been entwined. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203698649 9780203698648 0203698495 9780203698495 1134264151 9781134264155 1280552360 9781280552366 |