This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women. It incorporates material on the Maori, the Irianese in western New Guinea, the settled immigrant communities in Fiji, New Caledonia and the Hawaiian monarchy and follows migrants to New Zealand, Australia and North America.
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' ... this work makes a landmark contribution to our understanding of the Pacific Islands.' University of New South Wales Centre for South Pacific Studies Newsletter
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This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women.
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Like eunuchs, they grace the shoreline of Waikiki. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
big moka, cloth wealth, territorial assembly, fine mats, indigenous scholars, labour corps, stone adzes, fishing nations, ceremonial ground, high islands Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, New Zealand, United States, New Caledonia, South Pacific, Solomon Islands, World War, Western Samoa, Marshall Islands, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Irian Jaya, South-East Asia, New Hebrides, New Ireland, New Britain, Port Moresby, American Samoa, United Nations, Island Melanesia, John Frum, Pacific Islanders, Torres Strait, East Polynesia, Remote Oceania New!
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Like eunuchs, they grace the shoreline of Waikiki. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
big moka, cloth wealth, territorial assembly, fine mats, indigenous scholars, labour corps, stone adzes, fishing nations, ceremonial ground, high islands Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, New Zealand, United States, New Caledonia, South Pacific, Solomon Islands, World War, Western Samoa, Marshall Islands, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Irian Jaya, South-East Asia, New Hebrides, New Ireland, New Britain, Port Moresby, American Samoa, United Nations, Island Melanesia, John Frum, Pacific Islanders, Torres Strait, East Polynesia, Remote Oceania New!
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- They Came for Sandalwood: A Study of the Sandalwood Trade in the South-West Pacific, 1830-1865 by D. Shineberg on 7 pages
- Where the Waves Fall: A New South Sea Islands History from First Settlement to Colonial Rule by K. R. Howe on 5 pages
- Tides of History: The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century by K. R. Howe on 5 pages
- Papua New Guinea: The Struggle for Development (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by John Connell on 4 pages
- Man's Place in the Island Ecosystem by F. R. Fosberg on 4 pages
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