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This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through over 100 hitherto largely unexplored accounts of travel, the author explores how representations of the Pacific Islands in letters, diaries, reminiscences, book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halter, Nicholas
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2021.
Colección:Pacific series.
Temas:
Travelers' writings, Australian > History and criticism.
Travel.
Travelers' writings, Australian.
Islands of the Pacific > Description and travel.
Pacifique, Îles du > Descriptions et voyages.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ch. 1. Fluid boundaries and ambiguous identities
  • ch. 2. Steamships and tourists
  • ch. 3. Polynesian promises
  • ch. 4. Degrees of savagery
  • ch. 5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific
  • ch. 6. Conflict, convicts and the condominium
  • ch. 7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: An annotated bibliography of Australian travel writing

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