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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook

- European Mythmaking in the Pacific

af Gananath Obeyesekere
The Apotheosis of Captain Cook af Gananath Obeyesekere
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Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691057521
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 336
  • Udgivet:
  • 14. december 1997
  • Udgave:
  • Størrelse:
  • 157x234x22 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 544 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 27. november 2024

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Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself.

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