The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean: Volume 2, The Pacific Ocean since 1800

A comprehensive survey of Pacific history from 1800 to the present day.

Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean provides a comprehensive survey of the latest period of Pacific history, examining the period from 1800 to the present day. Bringing together an international team of scholars, these essays disrupt longstanding perceptions of the Pacific as someone else's space.Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean focuses on the latest era of Pacific history, examining the period from 1800 to the present day. This volume discusses advances and emerging trends in the historiography of the colonial era, before outlining the main themes of the twentieth century when the idea of a Pacific-centred century emerged. It concludes by exploring how history and the past inform preparations for the emerging challenges of the future. These essays emphasise the importance of understanding how the postcolonial period shaped the modern Pacific and its historians.