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Book Synopsis
In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of savages from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion.

Table of Contents
Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
A Note on Names

Introduction

1. The New World in England before the Eighteenth Century
2. Four from Iroquoia: The Appeal of Savagery
3. Seven from the Cherokee, Nine from the Creeks
4. Ostenaco and the Losing of America
5. Passing the Mantle: From America to Oceania
6. Mai and the Finding of Oceania
7. Palauans, Hawaiians, Tahitians: Diminishing Oddities
8. Bennelong from Resnullius: The Decline of Savagery

Conclusion

Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 1 November 2012
      ISBN-13 9780520289550
      978-0520289550
      ISBN-10 0520289552
      Also in:
      Social and cultural history Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of savages from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion.

      Table of Contents
      Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Acknowledgments
      A Note on Names

      Introduction

      1. The New World in England before the Eighteenth Century
      2. Four from Iroquoia: The Appeal of Savagery
      3. Seven from the Cherokee, Nine from the Creeks
      4. Ostenaco and the Losing of America
      5. Passing the Mantle: From America to Oceania
      6. Mai and the Finding of Oceania
      7. Palauans, Hawaiians, Tahitians: Diminishing Oddities
      8. Bennelong from Resnullius: The Decline of Savagery

      Conclusion

      Abbreviations
      Notes
      Index

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