Encountering the Pacific in the age of the enlightenment
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Encountering the Pacific in the age of the enlightenment
Cambridge University Press, 2014
- : hardback
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-524) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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. In a lively and lucid style, he brings to life the idealism, adventures and frustrations of a colourful cast of historical figures. Drawing upon a range of fields, he explores the complexities of the relationships between European and Pacific peoples. Richly illustrated with historical images and maps, this seminal work provides new perspectives on the significance of European contact with the Pacific in the Enlightenment.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: the peopling of the Pacific
- Part I. Global Convergences: The Pacific and a Wider World to the End of the Seven Years War (1756-63): 2. Exploration, empire and encounter
- 3. Belief
- 4. Wealth
- 5. Knowledge
- Part II. Completing the Globe: Charting the Pacific, 1763 to the Eve of the French Revolution: 6. Exploration, empire and encounter
- 7. Belief
- 8. Wealth
- 9. Knowledge
- Part III. Tightening Global Ties: The Pacific from the French Revolution to the Beginning of the Napoleonic Empire, 1789-1804: 10. Exploration, empire and encounter
- 11. Belief
- 12. Wealth
- 13. Knowledge
- 14. Conclusion: a common humanity?
- 15. Epilogue.
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