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Languages : en
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South Pacific Bibliography 1994-1999
South Pacific Bibliography
Author: South Pacific
Author: South Pacific Bibliography
Author: University of the South Pacific. Pacific Information CentrePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of Polynesia
Author: Robert D. CraigPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810867729
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zealand in the southwest, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thousands of islands are scattered throughout this area, most of which are currently included in one of the modern island states of American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Polynesia greatly expands on the previous editions through a chronology, an introductory essay, an expansive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Polynesian history from the earliest times to the present. Appendixes of the major islands and atolls within Polynesia, the rulers and administrators of the 13 major island states, and basic demographic information of those states are also included.
The Far East and Australasia 2003
Author: Europa PublicationsPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781857431339
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1724
Book Description
A unique survey of each country in the region. It includes an extensive collection of facts, statistics, analysis and directory information in one accessible volume.
Select List of Publications of the South Pacific Commission, June 1994
Author: Paradise Past
Author: Robert W. KirkPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786492988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In the 400 years from Magellan's entrance into Pacific waters to 1920, the lives of the people of the South Pacific were utterly transformed. Exotic diseases from Europe and America, particularly the worldwide influenza pandemic, were deadly for islanders. Ardent missionaries changed the belief systems and lives of nearly all Polynesians, Aborigines, and those Papuans and Melanesians living in areas accessible to westerners. By 1920 every island and atoll in the South Seas had been claimed as a colony or protectorate of a power such as Britain, France or the United States. Factors aiding this imperial sweep included European outposts such as Sydney, advances in maritime technology, the work of missionaries, a desire to profit from the area's relatively sparse resources, and international rivalry that led to the scramble for colonies. The coming of westerners, as this book points out, was not entirely negative, as head-hunting, cannibalism, chronic warfare, human sacrifice, and other practices were diminished--but whole cultures were irreversibly changed or even eradicated.
Bibliography of Periodical Articles Relating to the South Pacific
Author: University of the South Pacific. LibraryPublisher: Suva, Fiji, University of the South Pacific Library.
ISBN:
Category : Islands of the Pacific Periodicals Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Bibliography of Nautical Books
Author: Alan ObinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780948646157
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
This is the 15th annual edition of the Bibliography of Nautical Books, a reference guide to over 14,000 nautical publications. It deals specifically with the year 2000.