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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st University of California Press ed.
Language
English
Description
"Aphrodite's Island" is a bold new account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status that has figured so powerfully in European imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility or bestiality of 'savages.' In this groundbreaking book, Anne Salmond takes readers to the center of the shared history to furnish rich insights into Tahitian perceptions of the visitors while illuminating the full extent of European fascination...
7) Showcasing the great experiment: cultural diplomacy and western visitors to Soviet Union, 1921-1941
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
During the 1920s and 1930s thousands of European and American writers, professionals, scientists, artists, and intellectuals made a pilgrimage to experience the "Soviet experiment" for themselves. Showcasing the Great Experiment explores the reception of these intellectuals and fellow-travelers and their cross-cultural and trans-ideological encounters in order to analyze Soviet attitudes towards the West. Many of the twentieth century's greatest writers...
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