Oceanic Encounters: Exchange, Desire, Violence

by Margaret Jolly

This volume, the result of ongoing collaborations between Australian and French anthropologists, historians and linguists, explores encounters between Pacific peoples and foreigners during the longue dur?e of European exploration, colonisation and settlement from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. It deploys the concept of 'encounter' rather than the more common idea of 'first contact' for several reasons. Encounters with Europeans occurred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921536284
• ISBN13: 9781921536281
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"