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PublisherHirmer Verlag Gmbh

ISBN-103777422398

ISBN-139783777422398

eBay Product ID (ePID)201650009

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Number of Pages216 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFrom Samoa with Love? : Retracing the Footsteps

Publication Year2014

SubjectHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), International Relations / General, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

TypeTextbook

AuthorHilke Thode-Arora

Subject AreaArt, Political Science, Social Science

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight39.9 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentA Word of Welcome His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi A Word of Welcome His Royal Highness Franz Duke of Bavaria Preface Christine Kron Introduction Hilke Thode-Arora Fa'a Samoa -- Samoan culture Galumalemana A. Hunkin Germany's Pacific Pearl Peter Hempenstall The Brothers Fritz and Carl Marquardt : Settlers in Samoa, ethnic show impresarios and traders in ethnographica Hilke Thode-Arora "Around the world for fifty pence": The phenomenon of the ethnic shows Hilke Thode-Arora "The belles of Samoa": The Samoa show of 1895-97 Hilke Thode-Arora "Our new fellow countrymen": The Samoa show of 1900-01 Hilke Thode-Arora A diplomatic visit?: Tamasese in Germany and the Samoa show of 1910-11 Hilke Thode-Arora The final era of the Kingdom of Bavaria: Luitpold of Bavaria and the Prinzregentenzeit (1886-1912) Hermann Rumschöttel "Ah, those Samoans!": German fantasies Hilke Thode-Arora Fine mats and fly whisks: Some concluding thoughts Hilke Thode-Arora My Siamani-Samoa -series Michel Tuffery Biography Authors Imprint

SynopsisVölkerschauen, or human ethnological displays, promised to take visitors "around the world for fifty pennies," providing a form of popular entertainment in late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century Germany while also satisfying deepening European curiosities about exotic peoples and places. For the Samoans--many of high social status--who traveled to Germany to take part in völkerschauen , the displays were seen as an opportunity to establish political ties with the colonial power. From Samoa With Love? traces the history of these displays of "typically" Samoan forms of music, dance, and weapons performance that could be found in amusement parks, zoos, and even at Oktoberfest. Recovering both German and Samoan interests in völkerschauen between 1895 and 1911 , the book looks at how these Samoan ethnological displays shaped the ways German people saw foreign cultures. Echoes of völkerschauen, for instance, came to be seen in many works of art of the period, from Ludwig Kirchner's woodcut Rowing Samoan Woman to Erich Heckel's Samoan Dance , paintings and prints by the Samoan-descended artist Michel Tuffery, and works by artists of the Dresden-based collective Die Brücke. Featuring interviews with descendants of former völkerschauen performers, the detailed reconstruction in From Samoa With Love? goes well beyond clichés to present a nuanced picture of the phenomena of Samoan ethnological displays., V lkerschauen, or human ethnological displays, promised to take visitors "around the world for fifty pennies," providing a form of popular entertainment in late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century Germany while also satisfying deepening European curiosities about exotic peoples and places. For the Samoans--many of high social status--who traveled to Germany to take part in v lkerschauen , the displays were seen as an opportunity to establish political ties with the colonial power. From Samoa With Love? traces the history of these displays of "typically" Samoan forms of music, dance, and weapons performance that could be found in amusement parks, zoos, and even at Oktoberfest. Recovering both German and Samoan interests in v lkerschauen between 1895 and 1911 , the book looks at how these Samoan ethnological displays shaped the ways German people saw foreign cultures. Echoes of v lkerschauen, for instance, came to be seen in many works of art of the period, from Ludwig Kirchner's woodcut Rowing Samoan Woman to Erich Heckel's Samoan Dance , paintings and prints by the Samoan-descended artist Michel Tuffery, and works by artists of the Dresden-based collective Die Br cke. Featuring interviews with descendants of former v lkerschauen performers, the detailed reconstruction in From Samoa With Love? goes well beyond clich s to present a nuanced picture of the phenomena of Samoan ethnological displays., "Volkerschauen, " or human ethnological displays, promised to take visitors around the world for fifty pennies, providing a form of popular entertainment in late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century Germany while also satisfying deepening European curiosities about exotic peoples and places. For the Samoansmany of high social statuswho traveled to Germany to take part in "volkerschauen," the displays were seen as an opportunity to establish political ties with the colonial power. "From Samoa With Love?" traces the history of these displays of typically Samoan forms of music, dance, and weapons performance that could be found in amusement parks, zoos, and even at Oktoberfest. Recovering both German and Samoan interests in "volkerschauen" between 1895 and 1911," " the book looks at how these Samoan ethnological displays shaped the ways German people saw foreign cultures. Echoes of "volkerschauen, "for instance, came to be seen in many works of art of the period, from Ludwig Kirchner s woodcut "Rowing Samoan Woman" to Erich Heckel s "Samoan Dance," paintings and prints by the Samoan-descended artist Michel Tuffery, and works by artists of the Dresden-based collective Die Brucke. Featuring interviews with descendants of former "volkerschauen "performers, the detailed reconstruction in "From Samoa With Love?" goes well beyond cliches to present a nuanced picture of the phenomena of Samoan ethnological displays."