Empire of Love: Histories of France and the Pacific

by Matt K. Matsuda

Book Overview

In this broad-ranging survey of Paris, Tahiti, Indochina, Japan, New Caledonia, and the South Pacific generally, Matt Matsuda illustrates the fascinating interplay that shaped the imaginations of both colonizer and colonized. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Matsuda describes the constitution of a "French Pacific" through the eyes of Tahitian monarchs, Kanak warriors, French politicos and prisoners, Asian revolutionaries and Central American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195162951
• ISBN13: 9780195162950
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"