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Serendipity: Experience of Pacific Historians

Serendipity: Experience of Pacific Historians

Lal, Brij V.
Matsuda, Matt K.
Hanlon, David L.

Hardcover

Australia & OceaniaGeneral World HistoryHistoriography

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ISBN10: 0824894278
ISBN13: 9780824894276
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: Feb 29 2024
Pages: 332
Weight: 1.32
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.06
Language: English

The second generation of Pacific historians, who began their careers in the 1970s and 1980s, is gradually fading from the academic scene. They have made fundamental contributions to the field of Pacific history, enduring in their impact, and the identity of the discipline is now firmly established. This volume is not so much about their individual research but, rather, their improbable journeys into Pacific history--why and how they came to it in the first place. Almost without exception, they did not choose Pacific history but rather stumbled into the field through serendipity. They came from forays into African, Indian, East Asian, French, British imperial, and other fields, and were enticed into Pacific history through chance or the efforts of kindly mentors. All this is evident in the values and understandings they bring to the subject. The one commonality that binds them is a love of the islands that have been the center of their lifetime work.

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