Savage Visit New World People and Popular Imperial Culture in Britain, 1710-1795 |
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| Author:
| Fullagar, Kate |
| Series title: | Berkeley Series in British Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-28955-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.95 |
Book Description:
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In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. Though such people had been arriving periodically for decades, it was only then that the "savage visit" became a sensation. Using a wealth of sources, Kate Fullagar shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion.
In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. Though such people had been arriving periodically for decades, it was only then that the "savage visit" became a sensation. Using a wealth of sources, Kate Fullagar shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion.