First contacts in Polynesia : the Samoan case (1722-1848) : western misunderstanding about sexuality and divinity /

"This book explores the first encounters between Samoans and Europeans up to the arrival of the missionaries, using all available sources for the years 1722 to the 1830s, paying special attention to the first encounter on land with the Lapérouse expedition. Many of the sources used are French,...

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