South Sea maidens Western fantasy and sexual politics in the South Pacific
From the first European contact with Tahiti in 1767, the myth of the South Sea maiden has endured through many incarnations. Although the maiden frequently provided an idealized antidote to Western women's self-assertion, the South Pacific also afforded a space where boundaries between the sexe...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press
2002.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Contributions to the study of world history ; no. 95. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31973796*spi |
| Sumario: | From the first European contact with Tahiti in 1767, the myth of the South Sea maiden has endured through many incarnations. Although the maiden frequently provided an idealized antidote to Western women's self-assertion, the South Pacific also afforded a space where boundaries between the sexes could be relaxed and transgressed. From James Cook and Captain Bligh to James Michener and Margaret Mead, the Island girl has occupied a special place in the erotic imagination of the West. In a sweeping study that embraces history, literature, visual arts, anthropology and film, this study gives fresh. |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 194 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [165]-183) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780313010989 |
