The Pacific Muse: Exotic Femininity and the Colonial Pacific (A McLellan Book)

The Pacific Muse: Exotic Femininity and the Colonial Pacific (A McLellan Book)

by PattyO'Brien (Author)

Synopsis

Offers a perspective on the colonial stereotype of the exotic Pacific island woman, tracing the evolution of female primitivism from Western antiquity to twentieth-century Hollywood. This book includes 37 illustrations of Pacific women from early etchings by shipboard artists.

$44.05

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 15 Jan 2008

ISBN 10: 0295987650
ISBN 13: 9780295987651