Encountering The Pacific In The Age Of Enlightenment
Encountering The Pacific In The Age Of Enlightenment
About this book
Applies the themes of exploration, belief, wealth, and knowledge to British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian voyagers in the Pacific, depicting the episodes that helped define the Enlightenment and its limitations in contact between European and Pacific peoples.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL17401057W
Subjects
HistoryPacific studiesPacific IslandersFirst contact with EuropeansFirst contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners