Imperial benevolence : making British authority in the Pacific Islands / Jane Samson.
Imperial benevolence : making British authority in the Pacific Islands / Jane Samson.
Imperial benevolence : making British authority in the Pacific Islands / Jane Samson.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c1998.
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990/63
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 240 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Measures of Benevolence -- 2. White Savages -- 3. Protective Supremacy? -- 4. Kingmaking -- 5. The Sandalwood Crusade -- 6. A House Divided -- 7. Antislavery Imperatives -- 8. Gunboat Diplomacy? -- 9. The Triumph of Tradition.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
This analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the protection and "improvement" of islanders. From kingmaking projects in Hawai'l,̃ Tonga, and Fiji to the "antislavery" campaign against the labor trade in the western Pacific, the author examines the deeply subjective, cultural roots permeati...
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Imperial benevolence : making British authority in the Pacific Islands / Jane Samson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-233) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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c1998.
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990/63
Record Identifier
74VMbzNBjaN3
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ISBN
0824819276 (acid-free paper)
9780824819279 (acid-free paper)
DDC
990
MMS ID
991000774539702626
