Encountering the Pacific in the Age of Enlightenment / John Gascoigne.
"The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to all quarters of the earth through the spread of beliefs, the promotion of trade and the acquisition of new k...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | "The Pacific Ocean was the setting for the last great chapter in the convergence of humankind from across the globe. Driven by Enlightenment ideals, Europeans sought to extend control to all quarters of the earth through the spread of beliefs, the promotion of trade and the acquisition of new knowledge. This book surveys the consequent encounters between European expansionism and the peoples of the Pacific. John Gascoigne weaves together the stories of British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian voyages to destinations throughout the Pacific region "--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 580 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521879590 9780521879590 |