ISBN: 9780824820916

"This edition makes George Forster's A Voyage round the World more readily available to a much wider audience. Forster: A Voyage Round the World. by George Forster. In addition to the ran… More...

"This edition makes George Forster's A Voyage round the World more readily available to a much wider audience. Forster: A Voyage Round the World. by George Forster. In addition to the range and depth of its anthropological considerations, it provides a thrilling account of life aboard one of Cook's vessels. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Forster: A Voyage Round the World by George Forster George Forster&#039;s A Voyage round the World presents a wealth of geographic, scientific, and ethnographic knowledge uncovered by Cook&#039;s second journey of exploration in the Pacific (1772-1775). Accompanying his father on the voyage, ship&#039;s naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster, George proved a knowledgeable and adept observer. The lively, elegant prose and critical detail of his account, based loosely on his father&#039;s journal, make it one of the finest works of eighteenth-century travel literature and an account of prime importance in the history of European contact with Pacific peoples.The original English version of this work has long been neglected by anglophone scholars. This new scholarly edition makes this important book readily available for the first time since its initial publication more than two centuries ago. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description George Forster's A Voyage Round the World presents a wealth of geographic, scientific, and ethnographic knowledge uncovered by Cook's second journey of exploration in the Pacific (1772-1775). Accompanying his father, the ship's naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster, on the voyage, George proved a knowledgeable and adept observer. The lively, elegant prose and critical detail of his account, based loosely on his father's journal, make it one of the finest works of eighteenth-century travel literature and an account of prime importance in the history of European contact with Pacific peoples. The Forsters' publications reveal the sophistication and enthusiasm they brought to their observation of Polynesian peoples as well as a sensitivity to the moral ambiguities of contact.The two volumes of George Forster's work include substantially richer descriptions of encounters with island inhabitants than either his father's classic work (Observations Made during a Voyage round the World, UH Press, 1996) or Cook's official narrative, and its confident, even visionary, style incorporates a good deal of polemic, particularly in its criticism of the treatment of islanders by Cook's crew. In addition to the range and depth of its anthropological considerations, it provides a thrilling account of life aboard one of Cook's vessels.In its author's German translation, this work becomes a classic of natural history writing, but its original English version has long been neglected by anglophone scholars. This new scholarly edition makes this important book readily available for the first time since its initial publication more than two centuries ago. But it also presents the work in fresh terms, making it more accessible and relevant to a contemporary audience. The valuable introduction and annotations draw on the wide range of anthropological and ethnohistorical scholarship published since the 1960s and contextualize the book in relation to both the cultures of Oceania documented by the Forsters and the history of European voyaging in the Pacific. Appendixes include a translation of the introduction to the German edition and the polemical pamphlets by George Forster and the ship's astronomer William Wales, in which some of the book's more controversial claims were debated.A Voyage Round the World brings the disciplines of history and anthropology to bear on Cook's voyages in an illuminating and readable fashion. This edition will help complete the corpus of basic documents on Cook's voyages--a crucial resource for researchers in cultural, Pacific, and maritime history; archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians; and most recently for scholars engaged in revisionist interpretations of eighteenth-century exploration and colonization. Author Biography Nicholas Thomas is director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. He first visited the Pacific in 1984 to research his PhD thesis on the Marquesas Islands. He has since written extensively on art, empire, and related themes, and curated exhibitions in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, many in collaboration with contemporary artists. His early book, Entangled Objects, influentially contributed to a revival of material culture studies. He went on to publish, among other works, Oceanic Art in the Thames and Hudson World of Art series and Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire, which was awarded the Wolfson History Prize. Review "This edition makes George Forster's A Voyage round the World more readily available to a much wider audience. The editors have done their work well. . . . This edition both makes a pair with that of Johann Forster's Observations, and adds to the body of modern printings of classics of Pacific exploration. It is very welcome." Details ISBN0824820916 Author George Forster Publisher University of Hawaii Press Language English ISBN-10 0824820916 ISBN-13 9780824820916 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 910.41 Illustrations Yes Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-11-30 Birth 1754 Death 1794 Short Title FORSTER-2CY Pages 2 Edition New edition Imprint University of Hawai'i Press Place of Publication Honolulu, HI Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780824820916 Edited by Berghof, Oliver Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2000-01-01 AU Release Date 2000-01-01 NZ Release Date 2000-01-01 US Release Date 2000-01-01 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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2000, ISBN: 0824820916

[EAN: 9780824820916], Neubuch, [PU: UNIV OF HAWAII PR Jan 2000], HISTORY - GENERAL HISTORY; / MODERN 18TH CENTURY; EXPEDITIONS & DISCOVERIES; TRAVEL ESSAYS TRAVELOGUES, Besorgungstitel Ne… More...

[EAN: 9780824820916], Neubuch, [PU: UNIV OF HAWAII PR Jan 2000], HISTORY - GENERAL HISTORY; / MODERN 18TH CENTURY; EXPEDITIONS & DISCOVERIES; TRAVEL ESSAYS TRAVELOGUES, Besorgungstitel Neuware - Rare Book Procurement - George Forster's A Voyage round the World presents a wealth of geographic, scientific, and ethnographic knowledge uncovered by Cook's second journey of exploration in the Pacific (1772-1775). Accompanying his father on the voyage, ship's naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster, George proved a knowledgeable and adept observer. The lively, elegant prose and critical detail of his account, based loosely on his father's journal, make it one of the finest works of eighteenth-century travel literature and an account of prime importance in the history of European contact with Pacific peoples. 910 pp. Englisch, Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780824820916

Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2000. Hardcover. New. 924 pages. 9.50x8.25x1.25 inches., Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2000, 6