What if we saw indigenous people as the active agents of global exploration rather than as the passive objects of that exploration? What if; instead of conceiving of global exploration as an enterprise just of European men such as Columbus or Cook or Magellan; we thought of it as an enterprise of the people they “discovered� What could such a new perspective reveal about geographical understanding and its place in struggles over power in the context of colonialism?The World and All the Things upon It addresses these questions by tracing how Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian people) explored the outside world and generated their own understandings of it in the century after James Cook’s arrival in 1778. Writing with verve; David A. Chang draws on the compelling words of long-ignored Hawaiian-language sources—stories; songs; chants; and political prose—to demonstrate how Native Hawaiian people worked to influence their metaphorical “place in the world.†We meet; for example; Ka?iana; a Hawaiian chief who took an English captain as his lover and; while sailing throughout the Pacific; considered how Chinese; Filipinos; Pacific Islanders; and Native Americans might shape relations with Westerners to their own advantage. Chang’s book is unique in examining travel; sexuality; spirituality; print culture; gender; labor; education; and race to shed light on how constructions of global geography became a site through which Hawaiians; as well as their would-be colonizers; perceived and contested imperialism; colonialism; and nationalism.Rarely have historians asked how non-Western people imagined and even forged their own geographies of their colonizers and the broader world. This book takes up that task. It emphasizes; moreover; that there is no better way to understand the process and meaning of global exploration than by looking out from the shores of a place; such as Hawai?i; that was allegedly the object; and not the agent; of exploration.
#1113169 in Books Edward F Anderson 1996-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .80 x 6.00l; 1.10 #File Name: 0816516545272 pagesPeyote The Divine Cactus
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Would Have Been 5By LeeI would of given this a 5 star rating but ; as with all of the books I enjoy ; It ended too soon . It gives a good overview of the cactui's history to present times . It's use by the Native American Church Is presented well ; the author having attended . He does an understandable account of the plant and its chemistry . I have only high school Chem classes and was able to follow . Enjoyed the book and recomend it . Lee .1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very Informative ReadingBy Brian AtchleyReads like a text book. Covers everything you could possibly want to know about Father Peyote. From its origins in Mexico to its use in the U.S.; from ceremonies to experience and medicinal use. It even covers pharmacoligical; chemistry and botanical aspects as well as legal history. This book will remain in my collection indefinately.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. peyote bookBy Tim Hittliked this book it had alot of information and was written in a good style.id recommend it to anyone intrested in peyote.
