Bad Colonists: The South Seas Letters of Vernon Lee Walker and Louis Becke - Nicholas Thomas - Books - Duke University Press - 9780822322573 - January 27, 1999
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Nicholas Thomas
Bad Colonists: The South Seas Letters of Vernon Lee Walker and Louis Becke

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Offers a window into the fantasies and realities of colonial life by presenting separate sets of letters by two late 19th-century British colonists of the South Pacific: Vernon Lee Walker and Louis Becke. This work frames the letters - addressed to the colonists' mothers - with commentary that explores colonial degeneration in the South Pacific.

192 pages, 24 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 27, 1999
ISBN13 9780822322573
Publishers Duke University Press
Pages 192
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   430 g

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