02633nam 2200589 450 991079525260332120230117194440.00-8173-9358-7(CKB)4940000000606880(MiAaPQ)EBC28459594(Au-PeEL)EBL28459594(OCoLC)1250474788(MdBmJHUP)musev2_93997(EXLCZ)99494000000060688020230117d2021 ub 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPacific possessions the pursuit of authenticity in nineteenth-century Oceanian travel accounts /Chris J. Thomas1st ed.Tuscaloosa, Alabama :The University of Alabama Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (184 pages)0-8173-2094-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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"Reframes Polynesia and Melanesia through analysis of nineteenth-century travel writing"--Provided by publisher.Authenticity (Philosophy) in literatureTravelers' writings, EnglishPolynesiaHistory and criticismTravelers' writings, EnglishMelanesiaHistory and criticismTravelers' writings, AmericanPolynesiaHistory and criticismTravelers' writings, AmericanMelanesiaHistory and criticismEnglish prose literature19th centuryHistory and criticismAmerican prose literature19th centuryHistory and criticismAuthenticity (Philosophy) in literature.Travelers' writings, EnglishHistory and criticism.Travelers' writings, EnglishHistory and criticism.Travelers' writings, AmericanHistory and criticism.Travelers' writings, AmericanHistory and criticism.English prose literatureHistory and criticism.American prose literatureHistory and criticism.820.9/328509034Thomas Chris J.1256995MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795252603321Pacific possessions3786267UNINA