The naturalist and his 'beautiful islands' : Charles Morris Woodford in the Western Pacific / / David Russell Lawrence

• Autore: Lawrence David Russell
• Pubblicazione: ANU Press, 2014; Canberra, Australia : , : Australian National University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 301.29935
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - Solomon Islands; Natural history - Solomon Islands; Colonial administrators - Solomon Islands
• Soggetto geografico: Solomon Islands Description and travel
• Soggetto non controllato: natural history; solomon islands; naturalist; asia pacific; Solomon Islands
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-420).
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary pages; Acknowledgments; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. Early life and education; 2. Pacific journeys; 3. Commerce, trade and labour; 4. A naturalist in the Solomon Islands; 5. Liberalism, Imperialism and colonial expansion; 6. The British Solomon IslandsProtectorate: Colonialism without capital; 7. Expansion of the Protectorate 1898-1900; 8. The new social order; 9. The plantation economy; 10. The critical question of labour; 11. Woodford and the Western Pacific High Commission; Conclusion; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of Woodford, the man, and what drove his desire to establish a colonial protectorate in the Solomon Islands. In doing so, it also addresses ongoing issues: not so much why the independent state broke down, but how imperfectly it was put together in the first place.
• Titolo autorizzato: The naturalist and his 'beautiful islands
• ISBN: 1-925022-02-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910132268703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II