Tahiti Beyond the Postcard

Tahiti Beyond the Postcard
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780295991023
ISBN-13 : 029599102X
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Book Synopsis Tahiti Beyond the Postcard by : Miriam Kahn

Download or read book Tahiti Beyond the Postcard written by Miriam Kahn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tahiti evokes visions of white beaches and beautiful women. This imagined paradise, created by Euro-American romanticism, endures today as the bedrock of Tahiti's tourism industry, while quite a different place is inhabited and experienced by ta'ata ma'ohi, as Tahitians refer to themselves. This book brings into dialogue the perspectives on place of both Tahitians and Europeans. Miriam Kahn is professor of anthropology at the University of Washington and author of Always Hungry, Never Greedy.

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