Empire of love : histories of France and the Pacific /
Presents multiple studies of the creation of an 'Empire of Love' in the Pacific and the interconnections between culture and imperial power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book examines the European presence in territories as Tahiti, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna, an...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=138193 |
| Summary: | Presents multiple studies of the creation of an 'Empire of Love' in the Pacific and the interconnections between culture and imperial power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book examines the European presence in territories as Tahiti, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna, and encounter and conflict in Panama, Indochina, and Japan. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 232 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198036876 0198036876 9780195162943 0195162943 9780195347470 0195347471 143370045X 9781433700453 1423720466 9781423720461 1280532890 9781280532894 9786610532896 6610532893 0195162951 9780195162950 |