Transpacific Studies

by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Book Overview

The Pacific has long been a space of conquest, exploration, fantasy, and resistance. Pacific Islanders had established civilizations and cultures of travel well before European explorers arrived, initiating centuries of upheaval and transformation. The twentieth century, with its various wars fought in and over the Pacific, is only the most recent era to witness military strife and economic competition. While "Asia Pacific" and "Pacific Rim" were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824839943
• ISBN13: 9780824839949
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"