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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Thomas, Nicholas (1960-....)
Titre(s) : Islanders [Texte imprimé] : the Pacific in the age of empire / Nicholas Thomas
Publication : New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010
Description matérielle : x, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Comprend : pt. 1. The Bible and the gun : contact, commerce, conversion. A plan of great extent
and importance ; The Typees fought us to the last ; If King Georgey would send him
a vessel ; Not a vestige of idolatry was to be seen ; Haunted by the example of Cook
; pt. 2. The tribe and the army : labour, land, sovereignty. The smell of burning
flesh is not nice ; A new phase of piracy ; Man-o'-war all same old woman! ; The whites
would serve the natives ; Our paradise has become a hell.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-314) and index
Traces the history and experiences of the Pacific Islanders during the age of empires,
describing encounters between the Islanders and Europeans and discussing the region's
culture and development
Sujet(s) : Européens -- Pacifique, Îles du -- 19e siècle
Colonies européennes -- Pacifique, Îles du -- 19e siècle
Pacifique, Îles du -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300124385 (cl) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0300124384 (cl) (alk. paper). - ISBN
9780300180565 (pbk.). - ISBN 030018056X (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427164926
Notice n° :
FRBNF42716492
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)