Imperial benevolence : making British authority in the Pacific Islands /

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This analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the protection and "improvement" of islanders. From kingmaking projects in Hawai'l, ̃ Tonga, and Fiji to the "antislavery" campaign against the labor trade in the western...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Samson, Jane, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
1800-1899
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
British colonies
International relations
Imperialisme.
Geweld.
Humaniteit.
Islands of the Pacific > History > 19th century.
Islands of the Pacific > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > Islands of the Pacific.
Great Britain > Colonies > Oceania.
Pacifique, Îles du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pacifique, Îles du > Relations > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations > Pacifique, Îles du.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Océanie.
Great Britain
Oceania
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
History
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