Kahn, Miriam.

Tahiti beyond the postcard : power, place, and everyday life / Miriam Kahn. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2011. - xv, 272 p. ; ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Culture, place, and nature .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New Geographies in the Wake of Colonialism -- Placentas in the Land, Bombs in the Bedrock -- Keeping the Myth Alive -- In the Cocoon -- From Our Place to Their Place -- Everyday Spaces of Resistance -- E Aha Atu Ra? What Will Happen?. Machine generated contents note: ch. One ch. Two ch. Three ch. Four ch. Five ch. Six ch. Seven

9780295991023 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Geschichte.


Ethnology--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)
Human geography--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)
Culture and tourism--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)
Geographical perception--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)
Postcolonialism--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)


Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Social life and customs.
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Foreign relations--France.
France--Foreign relations--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)

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