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Science, Voyages and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850
Bronwen Douglas
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Description for Science, Voyages and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850
Hardcover. Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands). Series: Palgrave Studies in Pacific History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 maps, 41 figures. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).
Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Pacific History
Number of Pages
361
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137305886
SKU
V9781137305886
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Ref
99-15
About Bronwen Douglas
Bronwen Douglas was Senior Fellow at The Australian National University for 16 years and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in retirement. An historian of the interplay of ideas of human difference or race and practical encounters in Oceania, she is author of Across the Great Divide (1998) and co-editor with Chris Ballard of Foreign Bodies: Oceania and the Science of ... Read more
Reviews for Science, Voyages and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850
'Bronwen Douglas has produced a volume rich in images and accounts about a crucial period of European expansion into the Pacific Ocean. Her emphasis on 'race' as a European metropolitan as well as a Pacific concept adds to our understanding of the developing histories about Pacific worlds. Douglas' book figures as an important read not only for Pacific experts but ... Read more