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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

Paperback • 1997 • English

The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

By Gananath Obeyesekere

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Here Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a savage himself. In this new edition of The Apotheosis of Captain Cook, the author addresses, in a lengthy afterword, Mars...Show more

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9780691057521

Published year

1997

Language

English

Original title

The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific

Format

Paperback

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