Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511–1850

1. Introduction: Indigenous Presence to the Science of Race
Bronwen Douglas

Part I. ‘Indians’, ‘Negroes’, & ‘Savages’ in Terra Australis

2. Before Races: Barbarity, Civility, & Salvation in the Mar del Sur

Bronwen Douglas

3. Towards Races: Ambivalent Encounters in the South Seas
Bronwen Douglas

4. Seeing Races: Confronting ‘Savages’ in Terra Australis

Bronwen Douglas

Part II. Race, Classification, & Encounters in Océanie

5. Meeting Agency: Islanders, Voyagers, & Races in the mer du Sud

Bronwen Douglas

6. Races in the Field: Encounters & Taxonomy in the grand Océan
Bronwen Douglas

7. Raciology in Action: Phrenology, Polygenism, & Agency in Océanie

Bronwen Douglas

8. Conclusion: Race in 1850/Oceania in 1850
Bronwen Douglas

Keywords: History, World History, Global and Transnational History, History of Science, Australasian History, Modern History, History of Early Modern Europe