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Julian Evans Transit of Venus (Paperback). Author: Julian Evans. Format: Paperback. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB. Release Date: 09/03/2014. Genre: Travel & Transport. Language: English. Item Weight: 370g. Item Length: 152mm. Further DetailsTitle: Transit of Venus Condition: New Description: The Pacific Ocean calls to mind a world of fabulous kingdoms and noble savages, guilt free sex and gin-clear lagoons, and a perfect idleness fed by lush fruits and fish-rich seas. Ever since Captain Cook first went to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus across the sun, this dream of the Pacific has not lost its force. But Julian Evans's journey through the island archipelagos of the Great Ocean was also informed by a quest into our more modern myths - such as Peacekeeper missiles and nuclear bombs being tested by the US Army. With humour and vivid imagery, honesty and a wickedly sardonic wit, Evans uncovers the reality of these two Pacific dreams: a brave new ocean where the islanders have money and booze, military coups and cold-war politics, atomic explosions and rising sea levels, but where, in the remotest atolls, beyond all our modernity and rationality, the old dream of islands continues to assert itself. Author: Julian Evans EAN: 9781780600536 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: GB ISBN: 9781780600536 Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 370g Language: English Genre: Travel & Transport Release Date: 09/03/2014 Subtitle: Travels in the Pacific Release Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
