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Coral empire : underwater oceans, colonial tropics, visual modernity / Ann Elias.

Van Pelt Library QE565 .E45 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Elias, Ann, 1955- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Coral reefs and islands--Research.
Coral reefs and islands.
Underwater exploration--History--20th century.
Underwater exploration.
Underwater exploration--Environmental aspects.
Underwater photography--History--20th century.
Underwater photography.
Underwater photography--Social aspects.
Ethnology--Social aspects.
Ethnology.
Visual anthropology.
Other (Philosophy).
Williamson, J. E. (John Ernest), 1881-1966.
Williamson, J. E.
Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962.
Hurley, Frank.
Social aspects.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
x, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Contents:
Coral empire
Mad love
Williamson and the photosphere
The Field Museum-Williamson undersea expedition
Under the sea
Williamson in Australia
Hurley and the floor of the sea
Hurley and the Australian Museum expedition
Pearls and savages
Hurley and the Torres Strait diver
Explorers and modern media
Color and tourism
The Anthropocene.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Elias, Ann, 1955- Coral empire.
ISBN:
9781478003182
1478003189
9781478003823
1478003820
OCLC:
1037059072

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