Description
| Product ID: | 9780141986715 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Discoveries |
| Subtitle: | The Voyages of Captain Cook |
| Authors: | Author: Nicholas Thomas |
| Page Count: | 512 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, History, Geographical discovery and exploration, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Geographical discovery & exploration, c 1700 to c 1800 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in their midst merely marked a further (if disastrous) twist in diverse histories already many centuries old. In this immensely enjoyable and absorbing book Cook's journeys are reimagined, attempting toleave behind (or master) our later preoccupations to let us see what Cook and his associates experienced and what the societies he encountered experienced - from the Beothuks of Newfoundland to the Tongans of the Friendly Islands. Cook''s great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook''s arrival in their midst merely marked a further (if disastrous) twist in diverse histories already many centuries old. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-04-04 |