The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas | 
|  | | | Title: | The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas | | Author: | Anne Salmond | | Publisher: | Yale University Press | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 11 August, 2003 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0300100922 / 9780300100921 | | List Price: | $30.00 | | You Save: | $6.00 | | Amazon Price: | $24.00 | |
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• Beyond The Voyages Of Cook; Examine The Brushing Of Cultures 29 September, 2004
When an anthropologist writes history one expects a differant perspective. Still, I was stunned by the insight Ms. Salmond exhibited. Most surprising is how densely this book is filled with small, "throwaway" insights that reveal the nature of Georgian England, the impact of the Enlightenment and even the impact of a society, like our own, where the division of wealth has become so radical.
Most important though, is that this book reveals how the nation of New Zealand has remained a Polynesian country despite its population being overwhelmingly of European descent.
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• Spanning The Cultural Divide 02 December, 2003
Salmond's superb account of Cook's Pacific exploration tells the story from the perspectives of both Europeans and Polynesians. It places Cook as a 'player' in the islands' internal intrigues and power struggles, especially of the Maori and the Taihitians, while beautifully delineating the various and changing responses of their 'discovers' to the Pacific 'paradise'. Cook's portrayal is highly convincing, and the book assembles a brilliant argument for its conclusions about his violent end. Salmond's work is informed by an impressive anthropological knowledge, but it reads also as a sensitive exploration of personality and as a compelling adventure narrative. I have read a good many historical treatments of this material, and Salmond's work is among the best.
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