The Savage Visit: New World People And Popular Imperial Culture In Britain, 1710-1795 New World People And Popular Imperial Culture In Britain, 1710-1795

In Eighteenth-century Britain, The Appearance Of Savages From The New World Provoked Intense Fascination. Though Such People Had Been Arriving Periodically For Decades, It Was Only Then That The Savage Visit Became A Sensation. Using A Wealth Of Sources, Kate Fullagar Shows Why The Phenomenon Grew And How It Related To Bitter Debates Over The Morality Of Imperial Expansion.--publisher's Website. The New World In England Before The Eighteenth Century -- Four From Iroquoia : The Appeal Of Savagery -- Seven From The Cherokee, Nine From The Creeks -- Ostenaco And The Losing Of America -- Passing The Mantle : From America To Oceania -- Mai And The Finding Of Oceania -- Palauans, Hawaiians, Tahitians : Diminishing Oddities -- Bennelong From Res Nullius : The Decline Of Savagery. Kate Fullagar. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-247) And Index. 4e de couv.: In 18th-century Britain, the appearance of savages from the New World provoked intense fascination. Though such people had been arriving periodically for decades, it was only then that the savage visit became a sensation. Fullagar shows why phenomenon grew & how it related to bitter debates over imperial expansion