Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850
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ISBN-13:
9781349454969
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.01.2014
Seiten:
384
Autor:
Bronwen Douglas
Gewicht:
482 g
Format:
216x140x21 mm
Serie:
Palgrave Studies in Pacific History
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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).
Introduction: Indigenous Presence to the Science of Race PART I: 'INDIANS', 'NEGROES', AND 'SAVAGES' IN TERRA AUSTRALIS 1. Before Races: Barbarity, Civility, and Salvation in the Mar del Sur 2. Towards Races: Ambivalent Encounters in the South Seas 3. Seeing Races: Confronting 'Savages' in Terra Australis PART II: RACE, CLASSIFICATION, AND ENCOUNTERS IN OCÉANIE 4. Meeting Agency: Islanders, Voyagers, and Races in the Mer du Sud 5. Races in the Field: Encounters and Taxonomy in the Grand Océan 6. Raciology in Action: Phrenology, Polygenism, and Agency in Océanie Conclusion: Race in 1850/Oceania in 1850
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