Imperial benevolence: making British authority in the Pacific Islands
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1. Verfasser: Samson, Jane (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press ©1998
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index
Introduction -- Measures of benevolence -- White savages -- Protective supremacy? -- Kingmaking -- The sandalwood crusade -- A house divided -- Antislavery imperatives -- Gunboat diplomacy? -- The triumph of tradition -- Epilogue
This analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the protection and "improvement" of islanders. From kingmaking projects in Hawai'l, ̃ Tonga, and Fiji to the "antislavery" campaign against the labor trade in the western Pacific, the author examines the deeply subjective, cultural roots permeating Britons' attitudes toward Pacific Islanders. By teasing out the connections between those attitudes and the British humanitarian and antislavery movements, Imperial Benevolence reminds us that nineteenth-century Britain was engaged in a global campaign for "Christianization and Civilization." Students and scholars of imperial, Pacific, and maritime history will welcome this impressive work - one that appreciates the complexities of the past, thus extending significantly our understanding of this multifaceted period
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 240 pages)
ISBN:0585239525
0824819276
0824862945
9780585239521
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