Entangled Objects

Exchange, Material Culture and Colonialism in the Pacific

Bibliographic Data

ID2686407
AuthorsNicholas Thomas (0000-0002-6604-1599)
Year2009
Pages279
Publication date2009-06-30
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueEntangled Objects (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherHarvard University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/j.ctvmd86bt
OpenAlexW4245285648
Open LibraryOL29567662M
ISBN9780674044326
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Entangled Objects explores the complex relationships between indigenous peoples and European colonizers in the Pacific through the lens of material culture and exchange. Focusing on the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Nicholas Thomas examines how objects like tools, weapons, clothing, and ornaments mediated power dynamics, cultural transformations, and the entanglement of indigenous and European worlds. He argues against simplistic narratives of domination and resistance, highlighting the agency of Pacific Islanders in shaping these encounters and the often-ambivalent meanings attached to European goods. The book draws on a wide range of primary sources, including missionary accounts, ship logs, and museum collections, to offer a nuanced understanding of the material and cultural exchanges that shaped the colonial Pacific

Computer Science · Photography and Visual Culture · Colonies · Commerce · Economic conditions · Pacific Area · Social conditions

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