{"product_id":"pursuing-respect-in-the-cannibal-isles-9781501740343","title":"Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of colorful details and engrossing stories, \u003ci\u003ePursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles \u003c\/i\u003eshows that the aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of others'' respect was a driving force in the global extension of United States influence shortly after the nation''s founding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Shoemaker contends that what she calls extraterritorial Americans constituted the vanguard of a vast, early US global expansion. Using as her site of historical investigation nineteenth-century Fiji, the cannibal isles of American popular culture, she uncovers stories of Americans looking for opportunities to rise in social status and enhance their sense of self. Prior to British colonization in 1874, extraterritorial Americans had, she argues, as much impact on Fiji as did the British. While the American economy invested in the extraction of sandalwood and sea slugs as resources to sell in China, individuals who went to Fiji had more complicated, personal objectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of colorful and detailed stories, this study reveals the personal motivations that propelled 19th-century American expansions in the Pacific world. It is an excellent supplement to existing scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoemaker is a master at microhistory. Delving into ship logs, captains' journals, merchant reports, and consul papers, Shoemaker recreates the voyages and passengers embarking to Fiji in the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e * Diplomatic History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her fascinating new book, Nancy Shoemaker reveals [how]Americans' activities on Fiji had the cumulative effect of extending the global reach of American capitalism and cultural imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e * The New England Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles\u003c\/i\u003e is meticulously researched: Shoemaker makes use of a truly impressive array of sources ranging from diaries and letters to ships' logbooks, official Customs Service Records, consul records, and merchant reports. The book is also masterfully written. Shoemaker takes a close, microhistorical approach to the study of her subjects, conveying in nuanced detail their individual histories, ambitions, and trajectories.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Early Republic *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy, in the first half of the nineteenth century, did successive Americans undertake an arduous journey to Fiji, reputedly populated by 'cannibals'? Nancy Shoemaker compellingly argues that to answer this question, historians must foreground individuals' pursuit of 'respect.' Focusing on three New Englanders, Shoemaker weaves an intricate narrative demonstrating how the pursuit of respect drove often seismic changes, replete with detail about individual lives, Pacific commerce, and Fijian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Nineteenth Century History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being an exceptional scholar of Native American history, Nancy Shoemaker is among the most ingenious historians of nineteenth-century Americans' engagement with the world. Her scholarship is characterized by scrupulous research and incisive conceptual frameworks that not only enliven her own work but also promise to enrich the scholarship of others. This superb book builds upon her most recent contributions to this endeavor.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A] welcome study offering an intimate, personality-driven lens on the US in the Pacific and provides new layers and nuance to a period of significant upheaval in Fiji's 19th-century history.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Journal of Pacific History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Why Go a Fiji Voyage?\u003cbr\u003e 1. Butenam: Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mata ki Bau: Respect Vakaviti\u003cbr\u003e 3. Chief of All the White Men: Character\u003cbr\u003e 4. By a Lady: Moral Authority\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marama: Social Class\u003cbr\u003e 6. This Hell upon Earth: Competence and Wealth\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tui America: Power\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Continuity and Change in U.S.-Fiji Relations\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Sandalwood Voyages\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Bêche-de-Mer Voyages\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: Foreign Naval Vessels in Fiji to 1860\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409339097431,"sku":"9781501740343","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501740343.jpg?v=1730506475","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pursuing-respect-in-the-cannibal-isles-9781501740343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}