The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

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Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a savage himself.

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Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 313
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 24 Nov 1997
ISBN 10: 0691057524
ISBN 13: 9780691057521

The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

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