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Pacific romanticism : Tahiti and the European imagination / Alexander H. Bolyanatz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolyanatz, Alexander H., 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tahitians--Social life and customs.
- Tahitians.
- Tahitians--Sexual behavior.
- Tahitians--Public opinion.
- Romanticism--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Romanticism.
- Civilization.
- Public opinion.
- Manners and customs.
- French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Enlightenment--Europe.
- Enlightenment.
- Europe.
- Public opinion--Europe.
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Description and travel.
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island).
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Relations--Europe.
- Europe--Relations--French Polynesia--Tahiti.
- Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Intellectual life.
- Europe--Civilization--Foreign influences.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 134 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.
- Summary:
- Provides a detailed description of European explorers' accounts of Tahiti in 1768 and shows that the romanticism surrounding that time was a result of the French people's misunderstanding of Tahitians' behavior.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-130) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0897897870
- OCLC:
- 55744938
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