"This book explores the emergence of 'Australasia' as a way of thinking about the culture and geography of this region. Although it is frequently understood to apply only to Australia and New Zealand, the concept has a longer and more complicated history. 'Australasia' emerg...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Ballantyne, Tony 1972- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2023
Schriftenreihe:	Empire's other histories
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Nationalbewusstsein Kultur Geografie Nationenbildung Ozeanien Geography / Australasia Australasian & Pacific history Colonialism & imperialism History of ideas Australasia / Description and travel Konferenzschrift > 2019
Zusammenfassung:	"This book explores the emergence of 'Australasia' as a way of thinking about the culture and geography of this region. Although it is frequently understood to apply only to Australia and New Zealand, the concept has a longer and more complicated history. 'Australasia' emerged in the Mid-18th century in both French and British writing as European empires extended their reach into Asia and the Pacific, and initially held strong links to the Asian continent. The book shows that interpretations and understandings of 'Australasia' shifted away from Asia in light of British imperial interests in the 19th century, and the concept was adapted by varying political agendas and cultural visions in order to reach into the Pacific or towards Antarctica. The Making and Remaking of 'Australasia' offers a number of rich case studies which highlight how the idea itself was adapted and moulded by people and texts both in the Southern Hemisphere and the imperial metropole where a range of competing actors articulated divergent visions of this part of the British Empire. An important contribution to the cultural history of the British Empire, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, this collection shows how 'Australasia' has had multiple, often contrasting, meanings."
Beschreibung:	XII, 270 Seiten 4 Illustrationen, 6 Karten
ISBN:	9781350264168