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" Imperial benevolence : "
Jane Samson.
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BL
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587336
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b416555
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| Main Entry
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Samson, Jane,1962-
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| Title & Author
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Imperial benevolence : : making British authority in the Pacific Islands /\ Jane Samson.
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| Publication Statement
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Honolulu :: University of Hawai'i Press,, c1998.
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xv, 240 p. :: maps ;; 24 cm.
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0824819276 (acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-233) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Measures of benevolence -- White savages -- Protective supremacy? -- Kingmaking -- The sandalwood crusade -- A house divided -- Antislavery imperatives -- Gunboat diplomacy? -- The triumph of tradition -- Epilogue.
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Islands of the Pacific, History, 19th century.
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Islands of the Pacific, Relations, Great Britain.
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Great Britain, Relations, Islands of the Pacific.
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Great Britain, Colonies, Oceania.
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| LC Classification
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DU40.S26 1998
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