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Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti / Anne Salmond
Bib ID 4733786
Format BookBook
Author
Salmond, Anne
 
Description Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2009 
537 p. :bill. (some col.), prts. ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 9780670073962  0670073962 
Summary

Aphrodite's island is a bold new account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status in Western imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of 'savages'.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) - Discovery and exploration.  |  Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) - History.  |  Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) - Civilization - Foreign influences.
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