Examines the way in which the British transformed the Pacific
islands during the nineteenth century The discovery of the Pacific
islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already
associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their
isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors
across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while
the British originally believed the islands to be commercial
paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the
century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray
darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking
point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and
identity. The book traces the changing British attitudes towards
imperial settlement as the early view of 'island as paradise' gives
way to a fear of the hostile islanders and examines how this
revelation undermined a key tenant of British imperialism - that
they were the 'superior' or 'civilized' islanders. Key Features The
first monograph to trace the Pacific islands as represented through
the lens of British fiction and non-fiction across the long
nineteenth century Examines texts written by Pacific islanders and
published in the British press Significantly broadens our
understanding of the British Pacific by analysing understudied
Pacific texts and authors alongside more canonical works
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