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Australian travellers in the South Seas / / Nicholas Halter
| Australian travellers in the South Seas / / Nicholas Halter |
| Autore | Halter Nicholas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 pages) |
| Disciplina | 820.935894 |
| Collana | Pacific |
| Soggetto topico | Travelers' writings, Australian - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
travel writing
Pacific Islands Tourism travel Australian history |
| ISBN | 1-76046-415-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- 1. Fluid Boundaries and Ambiguous Identities -- 2. Steamships and Tourists -- 3. Polynesian Promises -- 4. Degrees of Savagery -- 5. In Search of a Profitable Pacific -- 6. Conflict, Convicts and the Condominium -- 7. Preserving Health and Race in the Tropics -- Conclusion -- Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Australian Travel Writing -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910440650403321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Suva Stories : A History of the Capital of Fiji
| Suva Stories : A History of the Capital of Fiji |
| Autore | Halter Nicholas |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (520 p.) |
| Disciplina | 996.11 |
| Collana | Pacific Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Australasian & Pacific history
Social & cultural history Urban communities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Fiji
Urban communities Urban landscapes Pacific History colonialism |
| ISBN |
9781760465346
1760465348 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Foundations. ch.1. The prehistory of Suva ; ch.2. Suva and the fate of the Polynesia Company ; ch.3. The making of a capital: a social history of Suva, 1870-1882 ; ch.4. The making of a capital: a social history of Suva, 1882-1890 ; ch.5. Early Suva fijians -- a view through Sere Makawa ; ch.6. The grand old man and the prince of thieves -- Part 2: Creations. ch.7. Piecing together a history of Suva prison ; ch.8. Visibly hidden in Suva: St Giles ; ch.9. Supreme court stories: narrating violence in Suva streets and homes ; ch.10. Race relations in colonial Suva, 1945-1970 ; ch.11. Methodist schools in Suva in the colonial era ; ch.12. From Laucala Bay to the region: the university of the South Pacific -- Part 3: Reflections. ch.13. Swimming under the ivi tree: Ratu Sukuna Park, land reclamation and family connections ; ch.14. Suva -- once a colonial town ; ch.15. Where is my home and where is my heart? ; ch.16. Raiwaqa and the playhouse ; ch.17. Minority Melanesians in Suva ; ch.18. Suva: resilient coup capital? ; ch.19. Wailea. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Suva Stories |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595463603321 |
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Halter Nicholas
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| Canberra, : ANU Press, 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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