Honour, Mana, and Agency in Polynesian-European Conflict
Focusing on the era of first encounters in Polynesia, this book provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Maori-European transactions with similar Pacific ones. The book examines the conflict situations that arose and the reasons for physical violence, highlighting the roles of honour, mana, and agency. Drawing on a range of archival materials, sailor and missionary journals, as well as indigenous narratives, Wilkes applies an analytical method typically used for examining much more recent conflict. She com…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-429-67685-7
- EAN: 9780429676857
- Produktnummer: 30715161
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 274 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 34'590 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 6 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen
Über den Autor
Annette Wilkes has a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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