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Author | : George K. Behlmer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781503604926 |
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Why did the so-called "Cannibal Isles" of the Western Pacific fascinate Europeans for so long? Spanning three centuries--from Captain James Cook's death on a Hawaiian beach in 1779 to the end of World War II in 1945--this book considers the category of "the savage" in the context of British Empire in the Western Pacific, reassessing the conduct of Islanders and the English-speaking strangers who encountered them. Sensationalized depictions of Melanesian "savages" as cannibals and headhunters created a unifying sense of Britishness during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These exotic people inhabited the edges of empire--and precisely because they did, Britons who never had and never would leave the home islands could imagine their nation's imperial reach. George Behlmer argues that Britain's early visitors to the Pacific--mainly cartographers and missionaries--wielded the notion of savagery to justify their own interests. But savage talk was not simply a way to objectify and marginalize native populations: it would later serve also to emphasize the fragility of indigenous cultures. Behlmer by turns considers cannibalism, headhunting, missionary activity, the labor trade, and Westerners' preoccupation with the perceived "primitiveness" of indigenous cultures, arguing that British representations of savagery were not merely straightforward expressions of colonial power, but also belied home-grown fears of social disorder.
Author | : Leszek Buszynski |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2019-06-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1351105108 |
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This book examines the development of China’s national ambitions under its current leader Xi Jinping and the dilemma they present for the United States and also Japan. It emphasises the importance of geopolitics, that is the way national strategies and policies are shaped and in some cases determined by geographic location. Focusing especially on China’s national rejuvenation and its rapidly growing military capability and navy, and on the likely impact on the region of China regaining the status and influence it enjoyed in dynastic times, the book highlights the hard choices faced by the United States as it seeks to protect its geopolitical position in the Western Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan straits. How far should the United States confront China or accommodate China, possibly at the risk of undermining its geopolitical position and its alliance relationships with Japan, Australia and South Korea? The book also discusses the degree to which issues of institution building and economic interdependence can overcome or constrain geopolitical calculations.
Author | : Patrick Dorin |
Publisher | : TLC Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-06-14 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781883089931 |
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A second volume in Dorin's series on the Western Pacific, this book takes a closer look at passenger and freight train operations, including the locomotives and cars. Offers a historical review of WP and its subsidiaries, traffic handled by WP, and data on patterns and seasonal trends. A variety of maps, timetables and schedules set both passenger and freight trains in context. There are many photos featuring steam and diesel locomotives and freight trains. The book portrays the feel and positive, customer-oriented attitude of WP in fulfilling passenger and shipping needs.
Author | : Thomas G. Gibson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Foraminifera, Fossil |
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Author | : Y K Chan |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 1993-08-30 |
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ISBN | : 9814553077 |
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Author | : Charles R. Anderson |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : 9780160882661 |
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Author | : Norman W. Holmes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9780935250022 |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Fishery management |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jürg Wassmann |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2020-09-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1000323889 |
Download Pacific Answers to Western Hegemony Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The destruction of local identity through the relentless encroachment of a 'McDonald-ized' cultural imperialism is a global phenomenon. Yet the reactions of Pacific peoples to this Western hegemony are diverse and encourage the creation of independent cultural identities through sports and games, political mediations, tourism, media and filmmaking, and the struggles for land rights and titles, particularly in Australia.This book, based on extensive fieldwork, addresses a subject of great immediacy to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. It fills an important gap in existing ethnographic literature on the region and confidently navigates what had previously been considered uncharted, even unchartable, waters -- that wide sea between the classic ethnography of Oceania and contemporary anthropology's theoretical concerns with global relations and transnational cultures. Its breadth, rigour, and timely contribution to post-colonial politics in Oceania are certain to ensure that this book will provide an enduring contribution to the field.
Author | : Richard Javad Heydarian |
Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-11-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1783603151 |
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This compact, insightful book offers an up-to-the-minute guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American rivalry for hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region. It traces the decades-long evolution of Sino-American relations in Asia, and how this pivotal relationship has been central to prosperity and stability in one of the most dynamics regions of the world. It also looks at how middle powers – from Japan and Australia to India and South Korea – have joined the fray, trying to shape the trajectory of the territorial disputes in the Western Pacific, which can, in turn, alter the future of Asia – and ignite an international war that could re-configure the global order. The book examines how the maritime disputes have become a litmus test of China’s rise, whether it has and will be peaceful or not, and how smaller powers such as Vietnam and the Philippines have been resisting Beijing’s territorial ambitions. Drawing on extensive discussions and interviews with experts and policy-makers across the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights the growing geopolitical significance of the East and South China Sea disputes to the future of Asia – providing insights into how the so-called Pacific century will shape up.