The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South ..., Wellington in Wellington, Wellington for sale

The PAPERBACK REPRINT of Anne Salmond's bestselling book on Captain Cook's voyages in the Pacific voyages of James Cook sailed across perilous tropical seas, survived hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, discovered unknown lands and peoples and made their Captain an icon of imperial history. Yet, as Anne Salmond shows, the story of these epic South Sea journeys is far more than one of conquest and control. She has devoted a lifetime to the study of relations between Europeans and Polynesians, and this book is the result. In Salmond's account, Cook's great voyages regain their dreamlike quality as they encounter the last major human communities untouched by wider worlds. Far from being little wooden islands of Englishness in a Polynesian sea, his ships and the men in them are as much changed by what happens as the islanders they meet. We see them alarmed and entranced by the islanders'open sexuality, shocked by human sacrifice and cannibalism, but also forging relationships with Pacific Island friends and lovers, acquiring tattoos and learning to speak Polynesian languages, with Cook himself granted the status of high chief in many areas before his violent downfall. 544 pages
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas (Anne Salmond)
Author
Anne Salmond
Title
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas
Publisher name
Penguin Books (NZ) 2004 Paperback
Shipping time
3 - 7 days
Publication year
2004
Binding type
Soft cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Book Haven
Vendor rating
Key words
History, Maori, Nz, Non-fiction, Pacific
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