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Encountering The Pacific In The Age Of Enlightenment

by John Gascoigne

HistoryPacific studiesPacific IslandersFirst contact with EuropeansFirst contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners

Applies the themes of exploration, belief, wealth, and knowledge to British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian voyagers in the Pacific, depicting the episodes that helped define the Enlightenment and its limitations in contact between European and Pacific peoples.

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Book data: Open Library