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Discoveries
The Voyages of Captain Cook
Häftad, 2018
214 kr
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Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in …
Discoveries
The Voyages of Captain Cook
E-bok, 2018
108 kr
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Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in …
Marquesan Societies
Inequality and Political Transformation in Eastern Polynesia
Inbunden, 1990
2692 kr
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Marquesan society has long captured the interest of European observers, in part because of unfamiliar institutions such as polyandry. However, due to complex and destructive historical changes and the very scattered nature of early source-materials, the distinctive Marquesan developments of …
Exploration and Exchange
A South Seas Anthology, 1680-1900
Av Jonathan Lamb, Vanessa Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
874 kr
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"As my sense of the turpitude and guilt of sin was weakened, the vices of the natives appeared less odious and criminal. After a time, I was induced to yield to their allurements, to imitate their manners, and to join them in their sins . . . and it was not long ere I disencumbered myself of my …
Exploration and Exchange
A South Seas Anthology, 1680-1900
Av Jonathan Lamb, Vanessa Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
287 kr
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"As my sense of the turpitude and guilt of sin was weakened, the vices of the natives appeared less odious and criminal. After a time, I was induced to yield to their allurements, to imitate their manners, and to join them in their sins . . . and it was not long ere I disencumbered myself of my …
A New Voyage Round the World
Av William Dampier, Nicholas Thomas
Häftad, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
160 kr
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'A roaring tale ... remains as vivid and exciting today as it was on publication in 1697' GuardianThe pirate and adventurer William Dampier circumnavigated the globe three times, and took notes wherever he went. This is his frank, vivid account of his buccaneering sea voyages around the world, from …
A New Voyage Round the World
Av William Dampier, Nicholas Thomas
E-bok, 2020
122 kr
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'A roaring tale ... remains as vivid and exciting today as it was on publication in 1697' GuardianThe pirate and adventurer William Dampier circumnavigated the globe three times, and took notes wherever he went. This is his frank, vivid account of his buccaneering sea voyages around the world, from …
Islanders
The Pacific in the Age of Empire
Häftad, 2012
214 kr
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An incisive, evocative history of the experience of empire in the Oceanic worldThis compelling book explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. Unlike conventional accounts that …
Advancing East Asian Regionalism
Av Melissa Curley, Nicholas Thomas
Inbunden, 2006
1826 kr
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Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such …
Governance and Regionalism in Asia
Inbunden, 2008
703 kr
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In the decade since the Asian financial crisis the ten states of Southeast Asia that form ASEAN, together with China, Japan and South Korea have formed the basis of a community intended to support the well-being of its member states, markets and peoples. This highly successful regionalisation was …
Advancing East Asian Regionalism
Av Melissa Curley, Nicholas Thomas
Häftad, 2009
502 kr
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Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such …
Governance and Regionalism in Asia
Häftad, 2011
341 kr
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In the decade since the Asian financial crisis the ten states of Southeast Asia that form ASEAN, together with China, Japan and South Korea have formed the basis of a community intended to support the well-being of its member states, markets and peoples. This highly successful regionalisation was …
Health Security and Governance
2012
37705 kr
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It is increasingly recognized that the pandemic potential of many diseases holds the power to wreck economies, divide societies, and, indeed, to jeopardize the viability of nation states. In consequence, there is a growing—and urgent—need to understand and address such threats.As research in and …
Democracy Denied
Identity, Civil Society and Illiberal Democracy in Hong Kong
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong’s social and political development. It offers a contemporary, holistic understanding of Hong Kong, which will not only complement existing works but also provide the reader with a solid …
Democracy Denied
Identity, Civil Society and Illiberal Democracy in Hong Kong
E-bok, 2018
644 kr
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Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong’s social and political development. It offers a contemporary, holistic understanding of Hong Kong, which will not only complement existing works but also provide the reader with a solid …
Out of Time
History and Evolution in Anthropological Discourse
Häftad, 1996
383 kr
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Despite the enormous amount of work that has attempted to combine historical and anthropological approaches in recent years, few books have outlined the underlying premises that make integration of the two fields difficult. In Out of Time, Nicholas Thomas argues that a "historical perspective" …
Shamanism, History, and the State
Av Nicholas Thomas, Caroline Humphrey
Häftad, 1996
383 kr
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The literature on shamanism and related topics is extensive, but has in general been biased toward curing and trance; the political and historical significance of shamanic activities has been largely neglected. The contributors to Shamanism, History, and the State--distinguished anthropologists and …
Oceanic Art
Häftad, 2018
136 kr
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The dazzling colours and patterns of the art of the Pacific Islands have long entranced Western audiences, not least artists such as Gauguin and Picasso. The tendency has been to regard Oceanic art as ‘primitive’, mysterious and shrouded in taboo, but Nicholas Thomas, in looking at and beyond the …
Possessions
Indigenous Art / Colonial Culture / Decolonization
Inbunden, 2022
356 kr
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A timely re-examination of European engagements with indigenous art and the presence of indigenous art in the contemporary art world. The arts of Africa, Oceania and native America famously inspired twentieth-century modernist artists such as Picasso, Matisse and Ernst. The politics of such …
Double Vision
Art Histories and Colonial Histories in the Pacific
Av Nicholas Thomas, Diane Losche
Häftad, 1999
527 kr
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Taking as its departure point Bernard Smith's classic study, European Vision and the South Pacific (1960), Double Vision explores the ambivalences of European perceptions of the Pacific and juxtaposes them with the indigenous visual cultures that challenge western assumptions about art and …
Bluebird Flown: The Serena Wilcox Mysteries Dystopian Thriller Trilogy Book 3
Av Cassandra Thomas, Nicholas Thomas
Häftad
290 kr
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Entangled Objects
Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific
Häftad, 1991
429 kr
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Entangled Objects threatens to dislodge the cornerstone of Western anthropology by rendering permanently problematic the idea of reciprocity. All traffic, and commerce, whether economic or intellectual, between Western anthropologists and the rest of the world, is predicated upon the possibility of …
Colonialism's Culture
Anthropology, Travel and Government
Häftad, 1994
286 kr
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This book explores the perceptions of colonized populations that have developed over the course of European expansion and critically assesses different approaches to colonial representation.
Re-Orienting Australia-China Relations
1972 to the Present
Inbunden, 2004
2513 kr
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Drawing on contributors from academic and policy communities, this volume explores the major aspects of Australia-China relations. The frequently overlooked connection between Australia and Taiwan is also considered to allow readers to reach a full appreciation of the restraints engendered by the …
In Oceania
Visions, Artifacts, Histories
Häftad, 1997
385 kr
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In this collection of essays, Nicholas Thomas, a leading theorist of historical anthropology, explores the historicization of cultural encounters in the region referred to as Oceania. Basing his claims on wide-ranging historical and ethnographic research and building on his celebrated studies of …
Camera as Historian
Amateur Photographers and Historical Imagination, 1885-1918
Av Elizabeth Edwards, Nicholas Thomas
E-bok, 2012
520 kr
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In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, hundreds of amateur photographers took part in the photographic survey movement in England. They sought to record the material remains of the English past so that it might be preserved for future generations. In The Camera as Historian , the …
Mutiny and Aftermath
James Morrison's Account of the Mutiny on the Bounty and the Island of Tahiti
Av Vanessa Smith, Nicholas Thomas m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
342 kr
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The mutiny on the Bounty was one of the most controversial events of eighteenth-century maritime history. This book publishes a full and absorbing narrative of the events by one of the participants, the boatswain's mate James Morrison, who tells the story of the mounting tensions over the course of …
Ocean of Wonder
The Fantastic in the Pacific
Av Māhealani Ahia, Michael Lujan Bevacqua m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
458 kr
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An Ocean of Wonder: The Fantastic in the Pacific brings together fifty writers and artists from across Moananuiākea working in myriad genres across media, ranging from oral narratives and traditional wonder tales to creative writing as well as visual artwork and scholarly essays. Collectively, this …
Beyond Aesthetics
Art and the Technologies of Enchantment
Av Nicholas Thomas, Christopher Pinney
E-bok, 2020
768 kr
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The anthropology of art is currently at a crossroads. Although well versed in the meaning of art in small-scale tribal societies, anthropologists are still wrestling with the question of how to interpret art in a complex, post-colonial environment. Alfred Gell recently confronted this problem in …
