Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands / / Douglas L. Oliver.

Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousand distinctive peoples. This overview of the cultures of the Pacific Islands treats their physical setting, prehistory, activities, and social relations before European influences s...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]
©1989
Année de publication:2021
Langue:English
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Description matérielle:1 online resource (184 p.)
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Preface --
Chapter 1. Physical Setting --
Chapter 2. Prehistory --
Chapter 3. Activities --
Chapter 4. Social Relations --
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Résumé:Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousand distinctive peoples. This overview of the cultures of the Pacific Islands treats their physical setting, prehistory, activities, and social relations before European influences subjected them to radical changes. It is intended mainly for college-level students in courses dealing with the region, but Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands will also be enjoyed by those interested in the Pacific Islands and by visitors to the Pacific. The book is an abridgement of the author’s larger, two-volume work, Oceania: The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands contains a number of maps and illustrations from the larger work.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780824843441
9783110564150
DOI:10.1515/9780824843441
Accès:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Douglas L. Oliver.