{"product_id":"european-vision-and-the-south-pacific-1768-1850-bernard-smith","title":"European Vision and the South Pacific 1768–1850 — Bernard Smith","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"617\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e European Vision and the South Pacific 1768–1850\u003cbr data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"298\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bernard Smith\u003cbr data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"326\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"340\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"367\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford Paperbacks edition\u003cbr data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"420\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003cbr data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"433\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good second-hand condition, visible shelf wear and marking to covers, interior clean and intact, hand written message on interior.\u003cbr data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second-hand\u003cbr data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"570\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"579\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not listed (older Oxford paperback)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"787\"\u003eA landmark work in art history and cultural studies, this book examines how European artists and thinkers interpreted the South Pacific during the age of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eFocusing on voyages from Captain Cook through to the early nineteenth century, Bernard Smith explores how scientific curiosity, artistic conventions, and colonial ideology shaped the way the Pacific and its peoples were represented. The result is a sharp and still-relevant study of perception, power, and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eRichly illustrated and academically grounded, this is an essential text for readers interested in colonial history, anthropology, and the history of art. It also sits comfortably alongside studies of myth, representation, and the construction of “the other” in Western thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49034593206495,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_1317.jpg?v=1777376083","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/european-vision-and-the-south-pacific-1768-1850-bernard-smith","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}