Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850

By Bronwen Douglas

Book Overview

Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349454966
• ISBN13: 9781349454969
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"