The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific
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| Management number | 233451162 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$15.20 | Model Number | 233451162 | ||
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Here Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself.In this new edition of The Apotheosis of Captain Cook, the author addresses, in a lengthy afterword, Marshall Sahlins's 1994 book, How "Natives" Think, which was a direct response to this work. Read more
| ASIN | B093CPJSTB |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1400843848 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 5.6 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 371 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | July 13, 2021 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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