Coast to coast
Subtitle: case histories of modern Pacific crossings
By: edited by Prue Ahrens and Chris Dixon
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781443823951
Subjects: Civilization; History
Description: "From the beginnings of human settlement through to the Cook voyages and beyond, histories of 'the Pacific' are stories of contact and connection. This vast region can be charted through histories of encounter between the diverse peoples of the Pacific, the Pacific Rim and the wider world. Coast to Coast explores the networks of modernity that connected the various peoples of the Pacific, Australia and North America as new means of transportation, distribution and communication developed from the mid-nineteenth century."--Publisher's information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.