Conclusion BODIES AND THE ENTANGLEMENTS OF EMPIRE
Cross-cultural exchanges, debates, and conflicts have been at the heart of this book. Rather than framing the relationships that developed between missionaries in the north of Te Ika a Māui as simply “encounters” or “meetings,” I have read these relationships as entanglements produced by the incorpo...
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| Published in | Entanglements of Empire p. 251 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United States
Duke University Press
14.02.2015
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| Summary: | Cross-cultural exchanges, debates, and conflicts have been at the heart of this book. Rather than framing the relationships that developed between missionaries in the north of Te Ika a Māui as simply “encounters” or “meetings,” I have read these relationships as entanglements produced by the incorporation of Te Ika a Māui into the commercial, religious, and po liti cal networks of the British empire in the wake of Cook’s first Pacific voyage. Even though New Zealand was not formally colonized until 1840, Cook and his crew quickly recognized New Zealand’s utility for empire. Their writings, maps, sketches, engravings, and reports |
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| ISBN: | 0822358174 9780822358176 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv11cw23p.11 |