Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850 [electronic resource] /
Douglas, Bronwen.author.
Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction: Indigenous Presence to the Science of Race; Part I: ''Indians'', ''Negroes'', & ''Savages'' in Terra Australis; 1 Before Races: Barbarity, Civility, & Salvation in the Mar del Sur; 2 Towards Races: Ambivalent Encounters in the South Seas; 3 Seeing Races: Confronting ''Savages'' in Terra Australis; Part II: Race, Classification, & Encounters in Océanie; 4 Meeting Agency: Islanders, Voyagers, & Races in the mer du Sud
5 Races in the Field: Encounters & Taxonomy in the grand Océan6 Raciology in Action: Phrenology, Polygenism, & Agency in Océanie; Conclusion; Conclusion: Race in 1850/Oceania in 1850; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).
World history.
History.
Islands of the Pacific-History.
History, Modern.
Europe-History-1492-.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History of Science.
Australasian History.
Modern History.
History of Early Modern Europe.