Beyond Cook

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brennan, Claire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

History--Textbooks.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] James Cook University [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

When Europeans entered the Pacific they entered a place they thought they knew, and a place that was already peopled. European explorer accounts of Australia and the Pacific are fascinating in what they reveal about the people and places explorers encountered, and about European expectations of what they would find. This book is a guide to European exploration of Australia and the Pacific; to those accounts of contact and how to interpret them in the light of European preconceptions and misunderstanding; and to the actions taken by the people descended from the regions' original explorers.

Contents:

Acknowledgment of Country

Introduction

Navigating Beyond Cook

Initial European engagement with the Pacific

Increased links between Europe and the Pacific

Australia takes shape

The other(ed) explorers

The original explorers

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based on print resource