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UNINA9910795252603321 |
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Autore |
Thomas Chris J. |
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Titolo |
Pacific possessions : the pursuit of authenticity in nineteenth-century Oceanian travel accounts / / Chris J. Thomas |
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature |
Travelers' writings, English - Polynesia - History and criticism |
Travelers' writings, English - Melanesia - History and criticism |
Travelers' writings, American - Polynesia - History and criticism |
Travelers' writings, American - Melanesia - History and criticism |
English prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
American prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. George Vason's Tongan Tattoos -- 2. A Häole's Hawaiian Hula -- 3. Constance Gordon-Cumming's Fijian Cannibal Fork -- 4. Robert Louis Stevenson's Gilbert Islands Photographs -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Reframes Polynesia and Melanesia through analysis of nineteenth-century travel writing"-- |
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