Aphrodite's Island: The European Discovery of Tahiti

by Anne Salmond

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Aphrodite's Island is a bold new account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status that has figured so powerfully in European imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of "savages." In this groundbreaking book, Anne Salmond takes readers to the center of the shared history to furnish rich insights into Tahitian perceptions of the visitors while illuminating the full extent of European fascination...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520261143

ISBN13:9780520261143

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:537 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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