TY - BOOK AU - Samson,Jane TI - Imperial benevolence: making British authority in the Pacific Islands SN - 0824819276 AV - DU40 .S26 1998 U1 - 990 21 PY - 1998///] CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawai'i Press KW - Islands of the Pacific KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Relations KW - Great Britain KW - Colonies KW - Oceania N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index; Introduction -- Measures of benevolence -- White savages -- Protective supremacy? -- Kingmaking -- The sandalwood crusade -- A house divided -- Antislavery imperatives -- Gunboat diplomacy? -- The triumph of tradition -- Epilogue ER -