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4%OFFJennifer Fuller - Dark Paradise: Pacific Islands in the Nineteenth-Century British Imagination - 9781474413848 - V9781474413848
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Dark Paradise: Pacific Islands in the Nineteenth-Century British Imagination

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Description for Dark Paradise: Pacific Islands in the Nineteenth-Century British Imagination Hardback. .

Examines the way in which the British transformed the Pacific islands during the nineteenth century
The discovery of the Pacific islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while the British originally believed the islands to be commercial paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474413848
SKU
V9781474413848
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Ref
99-10

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