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The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders

Donald Denoon author Stewart Firth author Jocelyn Linnekin author Malama Meleisea author Karen Nero author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:25th Mar '04

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An authoritative and comprehensive history of the Pacific islanders from 40,000 BC to the present day.

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.

' … this work makes a landmark contribution to our understanding of the Pacific Islands.' University of New South Wales Centre for South Pacific Studies Newsletter

ISBN: 9780521003544

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm

Weight: 790g

540 pages