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Texts and Contexts: Reflections in Pacific Islands Historiography
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Description for Texts and Contexts: Reflections in Pacific Islands Historiography
Hardcover. Examines the foundational texts that pioneered and consolidated the new subdiscipline and served as the building blocks and stepping-stone for further developments in the field. This book is concerned with the development of Pacific Islands history as a specialization in its own right. Editor(s): Munro, Doug; Lal, Brij V. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKP; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Texts and Contexts is concerned with the development of Pacific Islands history as a specialization in its own right. Specifically, this volume examines the foundational texts that pioneered and consolidated the new subdiscipline and served as the building blocks and stepping-stone for further developments in the field. Thirty-five texts, all of which represent defining points in the development of Pacific Islands historiography, are examined. Much more than retrospective appraisals of the foundational texts, the individual chapters consider a text or complimentary texts within the context of the time of writing and gauge what ongoing influence they exerted. In some cases ... Read more
Texts and Contexts is concerned with the development of Pacific Islands history as a specialization in its own right. Specifically, this volume examines the foundational texts that pioneered and consolidated the new subdiscipline and served as the building blocks and stepping-stone for further developments in the field. Thirty-five texts, all of which represent defining points in the development of Pacific Islands historiography, are examined. Much more than retrospective appraisals of the foundational texts, the individual chapters consider a text or complimentary texts within the context of the time of writing and gauge what ongoing influence they exerted. In some cases ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824829421
SKU
V9780824829421
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About
Doug Munro is a Wellington-based consultant historian and author. Brij V. Lal is professor of Pacific and Asian history in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University.
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