The Pacific Muse: Exotic Femininity and the Colonial Pacific

by Patty O'Brien

Book Overview

The Pacific Muse offers a fresh perspective on a seductively familiar topic: the colonial stereotype of the exotic Pacific island woman. By tracing the evolution of female primitivism from Western antiquity to twentieth-century Hollywood images, the book sheds new light on our understanding of how and why this ideal has persisted and the major role it has played in the colonization of Pacific peoples.

While examining colonial culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295987650
• ISBN13: 9780295987651
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher