The Apotheosis Of Captain Cook

Princeton University Press / Bishop Museum Press, 1994. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvii, 251pp w appendix, endnotes, bibliography and index. Fourteen indexed figures including frontis. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without edgewear, showing light bumping to bottom front corner. Binding square and not creased. Octavo.… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1997-11-24. Paperback. Good. Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Emailed Tracking

Paperback / softback. New. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself.

Princeton University Press, 1997-11-24. Paperback. Used:Good.

Princeton University Press, 1997. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press, 1997-11-24. Paperback. Very Good. tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press , 1994. Winner of the 1992 Louis Gottschalk Prize for Eighteenth-Century Studies. "Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press, 1994-03-07. Paperback. Very Good. Very good. Softbound 8vo. In the main text, the author attacks what he sees as Eurocentric interpretations of Cook's last voyage, reception by the Hawaiians, and violent death. 251pp. Index, biblio. Frontis, 14 figures. Reprint. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Soft cover |

Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket sunned. Previous owner's name blacked over. Wraps a bit rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; ISBN: 0691056803. ISBN/EAN: 9780691056807. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10819.… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1992 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 251 pages, notes, bibliography, index. Slight spine lean, insignificant edge wear. The jacket has sunning on the spine and is lightly rubbed and scratched. Text clean..

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Press, 1992. First Edition. Hb. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xvii, (3), 251, as new, ""Here Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1997-11-24. Paperback. Used: Good.

Princeton University Press, 1997. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Minor wear/discoloration on cover, some notes throughout, but pages are in great reading condition!

Princeton Univ Pr, 1994-03. Paperback. Used: Good.

Princeton: Princeton University Press; Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1992. xvii, 251p., b/w illus., dj.

Princeton Univ Pr, 1992-07. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Princeton University Press, 1997-11-24. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Very Good.