SLAVERS IN PARADISE. The Peruvian Slave Trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864

MAUDE, H.E.

ISBN 10: 0804711062 / ISBN 13: 9780804711067

Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford CA, 1981

About this Item

maps to endpapers/pastedowns, f/piece+xxii+244+(1, author biog.), 29 'plates' in text, occ.full page, 11 further maps, 9 tables. Green cloth covers, pristine bar sun-fading to jacket spine, back spine region and part top front, of little consequence really as it is from liight grey to white, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Apparently extremely scarce, esp. in this condition. A unqiue and scholarly account of this little known episode by a veteran of Pacific island studies.

Seller Inventory # 011561

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SLAVERS IN PARADISE. The Peruvian Slave Trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864
• Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford CA
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804711062
• ISBN 13: 9780804711067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (-)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics & Economics (inc. War)
  • History

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Synopsis

From DJ flap - The Peruvian slave raids struck Polynesia with the force of a tsunami. No other event in the history of Polynesia has had such overwhelming consequences for the islanders. The complete story of this tragic history is told here for the first time. Contains 50 illustrations and twelve maps. (Description by http-mart)