Pitcairn : paradise lost : uncovering the dark secrets of a South Pacific fantasy island / Kathy Marks.

By: Marks, KathyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Sydney : Fourth Estate, 2008Edition: [1st Australian ed.]Description: 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780732282547 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social problems -- Pitcairn Island | Sex crimes -- Pitcairn Island | Sex crimes -- Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Island -- Race relations | Pitcairn Island -- History | Pitcairn Island -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Pitcairn Islands -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Child abuse | Sexual abuse | Rape | Pitcairn Island | Trials | Great BritainDDC classification: 364.15309618 LOC classification: DU800 | .M37 2008Online resources: View Table of contents | Table of contents only | Table of contents only
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Summary: "Rape trials on Pitcairn island of early 2000. Analysis of historical relationship between the mutiny of the Bounty, and the subsequent settling by some of the mutineers on Pitcairn Island (plus a considered look at other possible causal factors) and the recently uncovered culture of sexual abuse of the island's women, which appears to be deeply entrenched in the island's quirky culture. The author was one of six journalists accredited to attend the Pitcairn Island trials of 2005 ..."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliography.

Machine derived contents note: Table of Contents -- The Pitcher -- The Pitcher's Skills -- So, You Want to be a Pitcher -- Glossary -- Books to Read -- On the Internet.

"Rape trials on Pitcairn island of early 2000. Analysis of historical relationship between the mutiny of the Bounty, and the subsequent settling by some of the mutineers on Pitcairn Island (plus a considered look at other possible causal factors) and the recently uncovered culture of sexual abuse of the island's women, which appears to be deeply entrenched in the island's quirky culture. The author was one of six journalists accredited to attend the Pitcairn Island trials of 2005 ..."--Provided by publisher.

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