Bad Colonists by Nicholas Thomas
Provides a window into the fantasies and realities of colonial life by presenting separate sets of letters by two late nineteenth-century British colonists addressed mostly to the colonists' mothers. This book includes commentary that explores colonial degeneration in the South Pacific.
“The presentation of these two sets of letters is first-rateNothing less would be expected of a project in which Nicholas Thomas—a leading figure in the fields of anthropology and history—is involved.”—George E. Marcus, Rice University
“Thomas and Eves have addressed a topic of significant concern—the complex particularities of colonial culture and practice. Bad Colonists is more than a collection of annotated letters. It is a well-researched and elegantly conceived book that makes an important contribution to colonial history, Pacific culture, and anthropology.”—Don Brenneis, University of California at Santa Cruz
“Thomas and Eves have addressed a topic of significant concern—the complex particularities of colonial culture and practice. Bad Colonists is more than a collection of annotated letters. It is a well-researched and elegantly conceived book that makes an important contribution to colonial history, Pacific culture, and anthropology.”—Don Brenneis, University of California at Santa Cruz
Nicholas Thomas is Professor of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London. His books include In Oceania: Visions, Artifacts, Histories, also published by Duke University Press.
Richard Eves is an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, also at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University. He is the author of The Magical Body: Power, Fame, and Meaning in a Melanesian Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822322221 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822322226 |
| Title | Bad Colonists |
| Author | Nicholas Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press Books |
| Year published | 1999-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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