Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans, and Ecological Exchange 9780824837679

When Captain Samuel Wallis became the first European to land at Tahiti in June 1767, he left not only a British flag on

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English Pages 312 Year 2010

Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans, and Ecological Exchange
9780824837679

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Jennifer Newell

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: “No Country More Capable”: The Provisioning Trade in Tahiti
Chapter 2: Conceptual Landscapes
Chapter 3: Getting Captain Cook’s Goat: And Other Tales of Ecological Introduction
Chapter 4: Chiefly Cattle
Chapter 5: Breadfruit Connections
Chapter 6: Pigs, Muskets, and A New Order
Conclusion
Appendix A: Timeline of Tahiti: Events, Ships, and Chiefs
Appendix B: A Survey of Species Introduced to the Society Islands 1767–1820s
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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