Pursuing respect in the Cannibal Isles : Americans in nineteenth-century Fiji
Nancy Shoemaker (Author)
"The aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of respect was a driving force in the vast global expansion launched by the United States shortly after the nation's founding. This book explore the perspectives of three Americans in Fiji"-- Provided by publisher
History
viii, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9781501740343, 1501740342
1079868423
Introduction : why go a Fiji voyage?
Butenam : knowledge
The beachcomber : David Whippy
Mata ki bau : respect vakaviti
Chief of all the white men : character
The sea captain's wife : Mary D. Wallis
By a lady : moral authority
Marama : social class
The merchant : John B. Williams
This hell upon earth : competence and wealth
Tui America : power
Epilogue : continuity and change in U.S.-Fiji relations