Pursuing respect in the Cannibal Isles : Americans in nineteenth-century Fiji /

Pursuing respect in the Cannibal Isles : Americans in nineteenth-century Fiji /

The aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of respect was a driving force in the vast global expansion launched by the United States shortly after the nation's founding. This book explore the perspectives of three Americans in Fiji.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shoemaker, Nancy, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Series:United States in the world.
Subjects:
Americans > Travel > Fiji > History > 19th century.
Visitors, Foreign > Fiji > Attitudes.
Public opinion > United States.
Fiji > Foreign public opinion > History > 19th century.
Fiji > Social life and customs > 19th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Fiji > Description and travel.
Description
Summary:The aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of respect was a driving force in the vast global expansion launched by the United States shortly after the nation's founding. This book explore the perspectives of three Americans in Fiji.
Physical Description:viii, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501740343
1501740342