This book is about the Peruvian labor trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864.  Harry Maude has been connected with the Pacific Islands ever since 1927, when he read for honors in anthropology at Cambridge University, specializing in the social organization of the islanders. Fascinated by the romance of the South Seas, as portrayed in its literature, Maude joined the British Colonial Service as District Officer in the Gilbert Islands in 1929, and later became Chief Lands Commissioner and eventually Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Colony (now the Republic of Kiribati and Dominion of Tuvalu), the only anthropologist ever to administer a British territory.  Anticipating the collapse of colonialism he then joined the international South Pacific Commission in charge of regional social development; and on retirement at 50 he accepted an offer to research and write on Pacific Islands history at the Australian National University.

Slavers in paradise : the Peruvian labour trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864

Maude, H E

Australian National Universty Press

This book is about the Peruvian labor trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864. Harry Maude has been connected with the Pacific Islands ever since 1927, when he read for honors in anthropology at Cambridge University, specializing in the social organization of the islanders. Fascinated by the romance of the South Seas, as portrayed in its literature, Maude joined the British Colonial Service as District Officer in the Gilbert Islands in 1929, and later became Chief Lands Commissioner and eventually Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Colony (now the Republic of Kiribati and Dominion of Tuvalu), the only anthropologist ever to administer a British territory. 
Anticipating the collapse of colonialism he then joined the international South Pacific Commission in charge of regional social development; and on retirement at 50 he accepted an offer to research and write on Pacific Islands history at the Australian National University.

Slavers in Paradise

Institute of Pacific Studies

From DJ flap - The Peruvian slave raids struck Polynesia with the force of a tsunami. No other event in the history of Polynesia has had such overwhelming consequences for the islanders. The complete story of this tragic history is told here for the first time. Contains 50 illustrations and twelve maps. (Description by http-mart)

Slavers in Paradise: The Peruvian Slave Trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864

History

Stanford University Press

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Slavers in paradise : the Peruvian labour trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864

Slavers in Paradise

Slavers in Paradise: The Peruvian Slave Trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864