An edition of Aphrodite's island (2010)

Aphrodite's island

the European discovery of Tahiti

1st University of California Press ed.

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Aphrodite's island
Anne Salmond, Anne Salmond
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An edition of Aphrodite's island (2010)

Aphrodite's island

the European discovery of Tahiti

1st University of California Press ed.

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
537

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Subjects

European, First contact with Europeans, Travel, Discovery and exploration, Ethnic relations, Tahitians, Public opinion, Pacific Islanders, European Foreign public opinion, History, Tahiti, Public opinion, europe, Pacific area, foreign relations, First contact with other peoples

Places

Europe, Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island), Tahiti (Island), French Polynesia
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Aphrodite's island: the European discovery of Tahiti
2010, University of California Press
in English - 1st University of California Press ed.

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Table of Contents

Aphrodite's island
Thunder in 'Opoa
The glorious children of Tetumu
Purea, 'Queen' of Tahiti
Happy island of Cythera
Ahutoru at the opéra
A Polynesian Venus
Captain Cook in Arcadia
The transit of Venus
Circling the land
Tupaia's ship
The Viceroy of Peru
Tute's return
Hitihiti's odyssey
The red feathers of 'Oro
Three Tahitians in Lima
Boenechea's burial
Matimo and the friars
Ma'i on ice skates
A bare-chested captain
Tute's portThe angel of history
Appendix. The seasons in Tahiti.

Edition Notes

Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [470]-517) and index.

Published in
Berkeley, Calif

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
996.211
Library of Congress
DU870 .S335 2010, DU870 .S335 2009, DU870.S335 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
537 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
537

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OL24573773M
ISBN 10
0520261143
ISBN 13
9780520261143
LCCN
2009024503
OCLC/WorldCat
317461764, 506250339

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