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 | #3317457 in Books |  Univ of Hawaii Pr |  1998-07-01 |  1998-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.29 x1.00 x6.32l,1.30 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| The myth of 'British Gunboat Diplomacy'|By Andy Patmore andyandlinpatmore@breathemail.net|I found this book eminently readable. It shows that the author has a good grasp of the subject which she has analysed in an inteligent manner. Unlike the majority of books that try to put across a view that contradicts the prevelent thinking of the day, this book has convinced me to chang| |"A joy to read. Fully cognizant of postmodernist studies and using an impressive array of sources, [Samson] also takes into account scholarship of an earlier era of imperial studies. Through her analysis of formal and informal empire and of the navy, the trade

This insightful analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the protection and "improvement" of islanders.

From kingmaking projects in Hawaii, Tonga, and Fiji to the "antislavery" campaign against the labor trade in the Western pacific, the author examines the deeply subjective, cultural roots permeating Britons' attitudes toward Pacific Islanders.

By teasing out the connections between those atti...

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