Islanders – The Pacific in the Age of Empire by Thomas, Nicholas - 2012

Yale University Press, 2012-02-28. Illustrated. paperback. Used: Good.

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Yale University Press, 2012. Trade Paperback. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). An incisive, evocative history of the experience of empire in the Oceanic world This 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 emphasize confrontation and the destruction of indigenous cultures, Islanders reveals there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Empowered by imaginative research in obscure archives and collections, Thomas rediscovers a rich and surprising history of encounters, not only between Islanders and Europeans, but among Islanders, brought together in new ways by explorers, missionaries, and colonists. He tells the story of the making of empire, not through an impersonal survey, but through vivid stories of the lives of men and women--some visionary, some vicious, and some… Read More

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2010. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 9x5x0. First printing. A fine copy. 2010 Trade Paperback. x, 336 pp. An incisive, evocative history of the experience of empire in the Oceanic world. This 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 emphasize confrontation and the destruction of indigenous cultures, Islanders reveals there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Empowered by imaginative research in obscure archives and collections, Thomas rediscovers a rich and surprising history of encounters, not only between Islanders and Europeans, but among Islanders, brought together in new ways by explorers, missionaries, and colonists. He tells the story of the making of empire, not through an impersonal survey, but through vivid… Read More

Yale University Press, 2012-02-28. Illustrated. paperback. Used:Good.

Yale Univ Pr, 2012. Paperback. New. 356 pages. 8.98x5.83x1.02 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. 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. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as

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