Aphrodites Island by Anne Salmond
Offers an account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status that has figured so powerfully in European imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of 'savages.' This book provides an account of the Europeans' Tahitian adventures.
"A spellbinding, richly descriptive, and deeply thought-provoking account of late 18th-century Tahitian life and cultural conflict" STARRED REVIEW Library Journal "A gripping multidisciplinary history ... Salmond has mined an immense archive to create a brilliant picture of Tahiti, and also the Europe it fascinated." Foreword "There is awe to be had in reading this blockbuster of a book. Salmond offers us the satisfying, readerly pleasure of realising a particular place and time." -- Katrina Schlunke Times Higher Education "An absorbing history of the European engagement with Tahiti." Scotsman "Scholars from many fields ... and general readers may turn to this book as a freshly conceived, attractively written example of world history." -- Harry Liebersohn Journal Of World History "The story is one that has been told many times, but Salmond's book offers new insights." -- Glyn Williams Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Readers are in debt to Anne Salmond for adding a substantial and well-researched cross-cultural work to understanding of a decade in which Europeans, Captain Cook among them, discovered Otahite, Aphrodite's Island." Cook's Log "A refreshingly even-handed analysis of late-eighteenth century affairs on Tahiti." -- Grove Koger Magill's Literary Annual / Salem Press
Anne Salmond is Distinguished Professor of Maori Studies and Anthropology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Among her books are Two Worlds: First Meetings between Maori and Europeans 1642-1772 and The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520261143 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520261143 |
| Title | Aphrodites Island |
| Author | Anne Salmond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2010-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for New Zealand Post Book Awards: General Non-Fiction 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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