Celebrity Culture and the Myth of Oceania in Britain

Celebrity Culture and the Myth of Oceania in Britain
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781783274086
ISBN-13 : 1783274085
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Book Synopsis Celebrity Culture and the Myth of Oceania in Britain by : Ruth Scobie

Download or read book Celebrity Culture and the Myth of Oceania in Britain written by Ruth Scobie and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2019 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing case study on how popular images of Oceania, mediated through a developing culture of celebrity, contributed to the formation of British identity both domestically and as a nascent imperial power in the eighteenth century.


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