This insightful analysis of British imperialism in the south Pacific explores the impulses behind British calls for the
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Table of contents :
Contents
Maps
Abbreviations
Orthography and Nomenclature
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Measures of Benevolence
2. White Savages
3. Protective Supremacy?
4. Kingmaking
5. The Sandalwood Crusade
6. A House Divided
7. Antislavery Imperatives
8. Gunboat Diplomacy?
9. The Triumph of Tradition
Epilogue
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index