A History of the Pacific Islands

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Beschreibung

This wide-ranging study of the Pacific Islands provides a dynamic and provocative account of the peopling of the Pacific, and its broad impact on world history. Spanning over 50,000 years of human presence in an area which comprises one-third of our planet - Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia - the narrative follows the development of the region, from New Guinea's earliest settlement to the creation of the modern Pacific states.

Thoroughly revised and updated in light of the most recent scholarship, the second edition includes:
. an overview of the events and developments in the Pacific Islands over the last decade
. coverage of the latest archaeological discoveries
. several new maps
. an updated and expanded bibliography

Steven Roger Fischer's unique text provides a highly accessible and invaluable introduction to the history of an area which is currently emerging as pivotal in international affairs.

Über den Autor

STEVEN ROGER FISCHER is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand, and has authored and edited more than 150 books and articles. For his celebrated decipherments of ancient scripts he was elected in 2010 a Fellow of the Royal Society (New Zealand).
STEVEN ROGER FISCHER is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand, and has authored and edited more than 150 books and articles. For his celebrated decipherments of ancient scripts he was elected in 2010 a Fellow of the Royal Society (New Zealand).

Zusammenfassung

Written from a Pacific (not European) viewpoint, it examines the varied genealogy of all Pacific peoples and explores the rich inheritance left by invading cultures

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The First Islanders
Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians
The European Trespass
The Second Colonization
New Pacific Identities
Pacific Islanders in Transit
Re-Inventing Pacific Islands
The 'New Pacific'
Selected Further Reading
Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780230362697
ISBN-10:	0230362699
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Fischer, Steven Roger
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL Red Globe Press Macmillan Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Macmillan Education, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, productsafety@springernature.com
Maße:	216 x 140 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Steven Roger Fischer
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.02.2017
Gewicht:	0,458 kg