Australian Travellers in the South Seas.
Halter, Nicholas.
Australian Travellers in the South Seas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (396 pages) - Pacific Series . - Pacific Series .
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- 1. Fluid Boundaries and Ambiguous Identities -- 2. Steamships and Tourists -- 3. Polynesian Promises -- 4. Degrees of Savagery -- 5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific -- 6. Conflict, Convicts and the Condominium -- 7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics -- Conclusion -- Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Australian Travel Writing -- Bibliography.
This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
9781760464158
Travelers' writings, Australian-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PR9605.5.T73 H358 2021
820.935894
Australian Travellers in the South Seas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (396 pages) - Pacific Series . - Pacific Series .
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- 1. Fluid Boundaries and Ambiguous Identities -- 2. Steamships and Tourists -- 3. Polynesian Promises -- 4. Degrees of Savagery -- 5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific -- 6. Conflict, Convicts and the Condominium -- 7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics -- Conclusion -- Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Australian Travel Writing -- Bibliography.
This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
9781760464158
Travelers' writings, Australian-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PR9605.5.T73 H358 2021
820.935894