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- catalog abstract ""In 1796, the directors of the London Missionary Society launched their first missionary voyage. On a cold August morning, thirty men, six women and three children set sail aboard the mission ship Duff, bound for the south seas. It was the first British missionary voyage to the Pacific. And, from the Society's point of view, it was a diasaster. In these early confused contacts, the peoples of Tonga, Tahiti and the Marquesas islands often seemed ot have the upper hand. The missionaries were mostly artisans who had been ill-prepared for the complexities of cross-cultural interaction. But they often left behind them detailed records of their efforts. The six authors enrolled in Professor Greg Dening's course in Pacific History at The University of Melbourne in 1978. The focus of the course was Dening's experiement in teaching historical writing from a close engagement with primary sources, combined with group discussion and close collaboration. This book is the result."--Back.".
- catalog contributor b3151973.
- catalog contributor b3151974.
- catalog contributor b3151975.
- catalog coverage "Polynesia Description and travel.".
- catalog created "1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
- catalog description ""In 1796, the directors of the London Missionary Society launched their first missionary voyage. On a cold August morning, thirty men, six women and three children set sail aboard the mission ship Duff, bound for the south seas. It was the first British missionary voyage to the Pacific. And, from the Society's point of view, it was a diasaster. In these early confused contacts, the peoples of Tonga, Tahiti and the Marquesas islands often seemed ot have the upper hand. The missionaries were mostly artisans who had been ill-prepared for the complexities of cross-cultural interaction. But they often left behind them detailed records of their efforts. The six authors enrolled in Professor Greg Dening's course in Pacific History at The University of Melbourne in 1978. The focus of the course was Dening's experiement in teaching historical writing from a close engagement with primary sources, combined with group discussion and close collaboration. This book is the result."--Back.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.[164]-172) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 172 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0732502780 :".
- catalog isPartOf "Melbourne University history monograph series ; no. 11".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Parkville, Vic. : History Dept., University of Melbourne,".
- catalog spatial "Polynesia Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Polynesia".
- catalog subject "266.02342096 20".
- catalog subject "BV3678.5 .M57 1990".
- catalog subject "Duff (Sailing ship)".
- catalog subject "Duff (Ship)".
- catalog subject "London Missionary Society History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Missionaries Travel Polynesia History.".
- catalog subject "Missions Polynesia History.".
- catalog subject "Missions, English Polynesia History 18th century.".
- catalog title "Mission to the South Seas : the voyage of the Duff, 1796-1799 / Michael Cathcart ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".