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Paul Lyons

American Pacificism

Oceania in the U.S. Imagination

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This provocative analysis and critique of American representations of Oceania and Oceanians from the nineteenth century to the present, argues that imperial fantasies have glossed over a complex, violent history. It introduces the concept of 'American Pacificism', a theoretical framework that draws on contemporary theories of friendship, hospitality and tourism to refigure established debates around 'orientalism' for an Oceanian context. Paul Lyons explores American-Islander relations and traces the ways in which two fundamental conceptions of Oceania have been entwined in the American imagination. On the one hand, the Pacific islands are see… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-134-26414-8
  • EAN: 9781134264148
  • Produktnummer: 22630922
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
  • Seitenangabe: 288 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 793 KB

Über den Autor


Paul Lyons is Associate Professor of English at the University of Hawai¿i-Manoa. He publishes and reviews regularly on American literature, and is the author of three novels. In 2004 he received the Board of Regents¿ Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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