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Strangers in the South Seas: The Idea of the Pacific in Western Thought
Richard Lansdown (Ed.)
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Description for Strangers in the South Seas: The Idea of the Pacific in Western Thought
Paperback. Includes generous excerpts from the work of explorers, soldiers, naturalists, anthropologists, artists, and writers - some famous, some obscure. This book shows how "the Great South Sea" has been an irreplaceable "distant mirror" of the West and its intellectual obsessions since the Renaissance. Editor(s): Lansdown, Richard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
Long before Magellan entered the Pacific in 1521 Westerners entertained ideas of undiscovered oceans, mighty continents, and paradisal islands at the far ends of the earth - such ideas would have a long life and a deep impact in both the Pacific and the West. With the discovery of Tahiti in 1767 another powerful myth was added to this collection: the noble savage. For the first time Westerners were confronted by a people who seemed happier than themselves. This revolution in the human sciences was accompanied by one in the natural sciences after Darwin's momentous visit to the Galapagos Islands. ... Read more
Long before Magellan entered the Pacific in 1521 Westerners entertained ideas of undiscovered oceans, mighty continents, and paradisal islands at the far ends of the earth - such ideas would have a long life and a deep impact in both the Pacific and the West. With the discovery of Tahiti in 1767 another powerful myth was added to this collection: the noble savage. For the first time Westerners were confronted by a people who seemed happier than themselves. This revolution in the human sciences was accompanied by one in the natural sciences after Darwin's momentous visit to the Galapagos Islands. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824830427
SKU
V9780824830427
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About Richard Lansdown (Ed.)
Richard Lansdown is senior lecturer in English at James Cook University, Calrns, Australia.
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