The Pacific muse : exotic femininity and the colonial Pacific / Patty O'Brien.
The Pacific muse : exotic femininity and the colonial Pacific / Patty O'Brien.
The Pacific muse : exotic femininity and the colonial Pacific / Patty O'Brien.
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Publisher
Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, c2006.
Call Numbers
305.488/3
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 347 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
From antiquity to the discovery of Tahiti -- Colonizing masculinities, 1767-1860 -- Nature's resources and the forging of an empire, 1788-1890 -- Gender, race, and the body politic in the Pacific and Europe -- From the 1890s to the present.
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Publisher
Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, c2006.
Series
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
The Pacific Muse shows the continuities and differences in representing colonized women across geographical regions and historical epochs and highlights the importance of sexualization and feminization in imperial enterprises." "Including 37 illustrations of Pacific women from early etchings by shipboard artists to recent photographs, this panorami...
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The Pacific muse : exotic femininity and the colonial Pacific / Patty O'Brien.
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A McLellan book.
"A McLellan book."
Includes bibliographical references (p.[307]-331) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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305.488/3
Record Identifier
74VKMWZqPJlg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMWZqPJlg
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ISBN
9780295987651 (pbk.)
9780295986098 (hbk.)
0295986093 (alk. paper)
DDC
305.488009965
MMS ID
991021261959702626
