Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment

by John Gascoigne

The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to all quarters of the earth through the spread of beliefs, the promotion of trade and the acquisition of new knowledge. This book surveys the consequent encounters between European expansionism and the peoples of the Pacific. John Gascoigne weaves together the stories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521879590
• ISBN13: 9780521879590
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"