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Exploration and Exchange (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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Exploration and Exchange (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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"As my sense of the turpitude and guilt of sin was weakened, the
vices of the natives appeared less odious and criminal. After a
time, I was induced to yield to their allurements, to imitate their
manners, and to join them in their sins . . . and it was not long
ere I disencumbered myself of my European garment, and contented
myself with the native dress. . . ."--from "Narrative of the late
George Vason, of Nottingham"
As George Vason's anguished narrative shows, European encounters
with Pacific peoples often proved as wrenching to the Europeans as
to the natives. This anthology gathers some of the most vivid
accounts of these cultural exchanges for the first time, placing
the works of well-known figures such as Captain James Cook and
Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known
explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travelers who
roamed the South Seas from the late seventeenth through the late
nineteenth centuries.
Here we discover the stories of the British buccaneers and
privateers who were lured to the Pacific by stories of fabulous
wealth; of the scientists, cartographers, and natural historians
who tried to fit the missing bits of terra incognita into a
universal scheme of knowledge; and of the varied settlers who
established a permanent European presence in Polynesia and
Australia. Through their detailed commentary on each piece and
their choice of selections, the editors--all respected scholars of
the literature and cultures of the Pacific--emphasize the mutuality
of impact of these colonial encounters and the continuity of
Pacific cultures that still have the power to transform visitors
today.
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