Celebrity Culture and the Myth of Oceania in Britain 1770-1823 |
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| Author:
| Scobie, Ruth |
| Series title: | Studies in the Eighteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78744-711-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
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Book Description:
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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.
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.