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

ISBN-13: 9781107174566 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 300 str.

Seth Archer

Opis

A study of colonialism and indigenous health in Hawaiʻi, highlighting cultural change over time.

Recenzje

'… Sharks upon the Land is a must-read for scholars looking for models of early contact population collapse and a provocative reinterpretation of a critical century in Hawaiian history.' Juliet Larkin-Gilmore, Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association

Spis treści

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.