Isbn: 9781847252098 - captain cook: voyager between worlds (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Captain James Cook was a supreme navigator and explorer. Gascoigne details what happened in Cook's voyages when he came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought, belief and culture.Born in North Yorkshire in 1728, when Cook entered the world of the peoples of the South Pacific, the gulf between the two cultures was not nearly as vast as it was a century later, when ships made of metal and powered by steam were able to expand and enforce European Empires.In their different ways both the English and the peoples of the Pacific had to battle the seas and its moods with timber vessels powered by sail and human muscle. Captain James Cook represented - in those places to which he voyaged - English attitudes in the eighteenth century. In his voyages he came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought and cultures. John Gascoigne explores what happened when the two systems met, and how each side interpreted the other in terms of their own beliefs and experiences.…

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Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Zustand: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2008. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2008. Reprint. Paperback. Voyager Between Worlds. 304 pages, 49 bw illustrations. Captain James Cook was a supreme navigator and explorer. This work details what happened in Cook's voyages when he came across peoples with hugely different systems of thought, belief and culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight: 464. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …