{"product_id":"9781780600536","title":"Transit of Venus","description":"Author: Julian Evans\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780600536\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Eland Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pacific Ocean calls to mind a world of fabulous kingdoms and noble savages, guiltfree\u0026amp;nbsp;sex and gin-clear lagoons, and a perfect idleness fed by lush fruits and fish-rich seas.\u0026amp;nbsp;Ever since Captain Cook first went to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus across\u0026amp;nbsp;the sun, this dream of the Pacific has not lost its force.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Julian Evans's journey through the island archipelagoes of the Great Ocean was also\u0026amp;nbsp;informed by a quest into our more modern myths  such as Peacekeeper missiles and\u0026amp;nbsp;nuclear bombs being tested by the US Army.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humour and vivid imagery, honesty and a wickedly sardonic wit, Evans\u0026amp;nbsp;uncovers the reality of these two Pacific dreams: a brave new ocean where the islanders\u0026amp;nbsp;have money and booze, military coups and cold-war politics, atomic explosions and\u0026amp;nbsp;rising sea levels, but where, in the remotest atolls, beyond all our modernity and\u0026amp;nbsp;rationality, the old dream of islands continues to assert itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Far and away the best book about the Pacific of our times. Julian Evans is\u0026amp;nbsp;the Robert Louis Stevenson of the post-nuclear Pacific.' Norman Lewis\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924840628382,"sku":"ING-9781780600536","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780600536.jpg?v=1782953699","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780600536","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}