An edition of The apotheosis of Captain Cook (1992)

The apotheosis of Captain Cook

European mythmaking in the Pacific

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An edition of The apotheosis of Captain Cook (1992)

The apotheosis of Captain Cook

European mythmaking in the Pacific

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Princeton University Press, Bishop Museum Press
Language
English
Pages
251

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Subjects
History, Historiography, Ethnology, Discovery and exploration, Beeldvorming, Entmythologisierung, Discoveries in geography, Kulturkontakt, Kolonialismus, Mythen, Découverte et exploration britanniques, Moeurs et coutumes, Kulturanthropologie, Entdeckungsreise, Mythos, Historiographie, Bewaffneter Konflikt, Ethnologie, Cook, james, 1728-1779, Hawaii, history, Polynesia, discovery and exploration, Ethnology, polynesia, Civilization, western, America, discovery and exploration, Barrie, j. m. (james matthew), 1860-1937, Myth, Pacific area, history, Histoire, Découverte et exploration, Ontdekkingsreizen, Mythevorming
People
James Cook (1728-1779)
Places
Hawaii, Polynesia
Times
To 1893

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Cover of: The apotheosis of Captain Cook
The apotheosis of Captain Cook: European mythmaking in the Pacific : with a new afterword by the author
1997, Princeton University Press, Bishop Museum Press
in English
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Cover of: The apotheosis of Captain Cook
The apotheosis of Captain Cook: European mythmaking in the Pacific
1997, Princeton University Press, Bishop Museum Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Apotheosis of Captain Cook
The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific
March 1994, Princeton Univ Pr
Paperback in English
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Cover of: The apotheosis of Captain Cook
The apotheosis of Captain Cook: European mythmaking in the Pacific
1992, Princeton University Press, Bishop Museum Press
in English
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Cover of: Apotheosis of Captain Cook
Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific
1992, Princeton U.P.
in English
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Princeton, N.J, Honolulu, Hawaii

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
996.9/02
Library of Congress
DU626 .O28 1992, DU626 .O28 1997, DU626.O28 1992, DU626 .O28 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 251 p. :
Number of pages
251

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1561063M
Internet Archive
apotheosisofcapt0000obey
ISBN 10
0691056803
LCCN
91042364, 98149683
OCLC/WorldCat
32381914
Library Thing
157439
Goodreads
1785097

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When the great navigator and "discoverer" of Polynesia James Cook landed on the shores of Hawai'i on Sunday, 17 January 1779, during the festival of Makahiki, he was greeted as the returning god Lono.
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