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Australian travellers in the South Seas /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halter, Nicholas
Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), Australian National University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2021.
Series:Pacific series.
Subjects:
Travelers' writings, Australian > History and criticism.
Islands of the Pacific > Description and travel.
Travel.
Travelers' writings, Australian.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ch.1. Fluid boundaries and ambiguous identities
  • chapter2. Steamships and tourists
  • chapter3. Polynesian promises
  • chapter4. Degrees of savagery
  • chapter5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific
  • chapter6. Conflict, convicts and the condominium
  • chapter7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: An annotated bibliography of Australian travel writing