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To the Islands : White Australians and the Malay Archipelago since 1788 / Paul Battersby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Battersby, Paul, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Malay Archipelago--Relations--Australia.
- Malay Archipelago.
- Australia--Relations--Malay Archipelago.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (267 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To the Islands traces the persistence across two centuries of a regional idea expressed variously as Australasia, the Malay Archipelago and 'the Islands.' The book explores the manifestations of this idea in trade, travel, investment and diplomatic interactions between Australia and its island neighbors from the early years of British colonization to the present day.
- Contents:
- Empress of the Southern wave
- Across jeweled seas
- "The whole thing is very motley Oriental"
- A share in the place
- Arc of instability
- Culture, region and economy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-50542-4
- 9786612505423
- 0-7391-6178-4
- OCLC:
- 609859973
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