Australian travellers in the South Seas

Australian travellers in the South Seas

This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through over 100 hitherto largely unexplored accounts of travel, the author explores how representations of the Pacific Islands in letters, diaries, reminiscences, book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Halter, Nicholas, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra ANU Press 2021
Canberra, ACT : [2021]
Colección:Pacific
Materias:
Travelers' writings, Australian > History and criticism.
Islands of the Pacific > Description and travel.
travel writing
Pacific Islands
Tourism
travel
Australian history
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426976506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Note
  • Introduction
  • 1. Fluid Boundaries and Ambiguous Identities
  • 2. Steamships and Tourists
  • 3. Polynesian Promises
  • 4. Degrees of Savagery
  • 5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific
  • 6. Conflict, Convicts and the Condominium
  • 7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Australian Travel Writing
  • Bibliography.

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