Australian Travellers in the South Seas

摘要: This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through over 100 hitherto largely unexplored accounts travel, author explores how representations letters, diaries, reminiscences, books, newspapers magazines contributed to popular ideas Australia. It range valuable insights into continuities changes regional perspectives, showing that ordinary Australians were more closely connected than has previously been acknowledged. Addressing theme travel as historical, literary imaginative process, this cultural history probes issues nation empire, race science, commerce tourism by focusing on significant episodes encounters history. is foundational text for future studies Australia’s relations Pacific, histories generally.