Empire of love : histories of France and the Pacific /

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Presents multiple studies of the creation of an 'Empire of Love' in the Pacific and the interconnections between culture and imperial power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book examines the European presence in territories as Tahiti, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matsuda, Matt K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Acculturation.
Acculturation
Impérialisme.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
Civilization
French colonies
Imperialism
Kolonialisme.
Culturele aspecten.
France > Colonies.
France > Civilization.
France > Civilisation.
France
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rochefort : the family romance of the French Pacific
  • Panama : geopolitics of desire
  • Wallis and Futuna : martyrs and memories
  • Society islands : Tahitian archives
  • New Caledonia : prisoners of love
  • Indochina : romance of the ruins
  • Japan : the tears of Madame Chrysanthème.

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