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Dark Paradise: Pacific Islands in the Nineteenth-Century British Imagination
Jennifer Fuller
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Paperback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The discovery of the Pacific islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while the British originally believed the islands to be commercial paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and identity. The book traces the changing British attitudes towards imperial settlement as the early view ... Read more
The discovery of the Pacific islands amplified the qualities of mystery and exoticism already associated with 'foreign' islands. Their 'savage' peoples, their isolation, and their sheer beauty fascinated British visitors across the long nineteenth century. Dark Paradise argues that while the British originally believed the islands to be commercial paradises or perfect sites for missionary endeavours, as the century progressed, their optimistic vision transformed to portray darker realities. As a result, these islands act as a 'breaking point' for British theories of imperialism, colonialism, and identity. The book traces the changing British attitudes towards imperial settlement as the early view ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474426114
SKU
V9781474426114
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About Jennifer Fuller
Jennifer Fuller is Assistant Lecturer in English at Idaho State University.
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