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Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850

Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850

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Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands).

Keywords

HistoryWorldScienceAustralia & New ZealandModernEuropeRenaissance

2014Book

Author(s)Bronwen Douglas

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9781137305886

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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