The First Taint of Civilization : A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521–1885

Frontmatter -- Editors Note -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The End of a Long Seclusion -- 2 Mission to the Palaos -- 3 On the Road to China -- 4 Two Worlds Grown Closer -- 5 A Nest of Rogues and Runaways -- 6 The Powers of Darkness and Light -- 7 The Reopening of the West --...
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Frontmatter -- Editors Note -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The End of a Long Seclusion -- 2 Mission to the Palaos -- 3 On the Road to China -- 4 Two Worlds Grown Closer -- 5 A Nest of Rogues and Runaways -- 6 The Powers of Darkness and Light -- 7 The Reopening of the West -- 8 Christianity and Copra in the Marshalls -- 9 The Emergence of a New Order -- 10 The Contest for Commercial Control -- 11 Colonial Rule -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Index -- OTHER VOLUMES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS MONOGRAPH SERIES Ausführliche Beschreibung