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Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salmond, Anne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2010]
Edition:1st University of California Press ed.
Subjects:
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Discovery and exploration > European.
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Ethnic relations.
Pacific Islanders > First contact with Europeans > French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island)
Tahitians > History.
Tahitians > Travel > History.
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Foreign public opinion, European.
Public opinion > Europe > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Aphrodite's island
  • Thunder in 'Opoa
  • The glorious children of Tetumu
  • Purea, 'Queen' of Tahiti
  • Happy island of Cythera
  • Ahutoru at the opĂ©ra
  • A Polynesian Venus
  • Captain Cook in Arcadia
  • The transit of Venus
  • Circling the land
  • Tupaia's ship
  • The viceroy of Peru
  • Tute's return
  • Hitihiti's odyssey
  • The red feathers of 'Oro
  • Three Tahitians in Lima
  • Boenechea's burial
  • Matimo and the friars
  • Ma'i on ice skates
  • A bare-chested captain
  • Tute's portrait
  • Conclusion: The angel of history
  • Appendix : The seasons in Tahiti.