Sharks Upon the Land - Colonialism, Indigenous Health, and Culture in Hawai''i, 1778-1855

Informationen zum Autor Seth Archer is Assistant Professor of History at Utah State University. From 2015 to 2017 he was the Mellon Research Fellow in American History at the University of Cambridge. Klappentext A study of colonialism and indigenous health in Hawai?i, highlighting cultural change over time. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables and appendices; Acknowledgments; Note 1: language and terminology; Introduction; Part I. Encounters: 1. Pox Hawaiiana; 2. Sex and conquest; Part II. Revolutions: 3. The dark ocean; 4. Throwing away the Gods; Part III. Accommodations: 5. Great fatalism; 6. The wasting hand; Conclusion; Appendix A: terms for venereal disease; Appendix B: population; Appendix C: glossary; Appendix D: selected persons; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Seth Archer, Seth (Utah State University) Archer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781316626603
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62660-3
• No. of pages: 301
• Series: Studies in North American Indian History; Studies in North American Indi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, 1500 bis heute, Geschichte der Medizin, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Medicine, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards