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Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti
- Title
- Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti / Anne Salmond.
- Author
- Salmond, Anne.
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- 537 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Pacific Islanders > First contact with other peoples > French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island)
- Tahitians > History
- Tahitians > Travel > History
- Public opinion > Europe > History
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Discovery and exploration > European
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Ethnic relations
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Foreign public opinion, European
- Note
- Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2009.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: 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 portrait -- Conclusion: The angel of history -- Appendix : The seasons in Tahiti.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-2542
- ISBN
- 9780520261143 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0520261143 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009024503
- OCLC
- YBP 2009024503
- Author
- Salmond, Anne.
- Title
- Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti / Anne Salmond.
- Imprint
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
- Edition
- 1st University of California Press ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-2542