The Gifts of Civilization : : Germs and Genocide in Hawaii / / O. A. Bushnell.
In nine essays, Bushnell discusses the profound and various impacts on a long isolated people of infectious diseases brought by Captain James Cook in 1778 and subsequent visitors.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1993 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- ONE. Life and the Land -- TWO. Two Unprovable Hypotheses -- THREE. The Native Medical Profession -- FOUR. Kähuna Lapa'au After 1778 -- FIVE. 1778: An End, and a Beginning -- SIX. Exploration and Exploitation: 1786-1825 -- SEVEN. The Time of Troubles -- EIGHT. The Time of Dying -- NINE. Many Who Came Have Vanished -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | In nine essays, Bushnell discusses the profound and various impacts on a long isolated people of infectious diseases brought by Captain James Cook in 1778 and subsequent visitors. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780824841799 9783110564150 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824841799 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | O. A. Bushnell. |