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Island at the End of the World
Steven Roger Fischer
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Description for Island at the End of the World
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Famed for its breathtaking isolation, Easter Island was a verdant South-Sea idyll when a small canoeful of Polynesians arrived in c. AD 700. Centuries later the island's statues were famous throughout the world. This book presents a comprehensive history of Easter Island told by a writer who is intimately familiar with the island, its people and their extraordinary story. When voyaging in the South Pacific became far less widespread around 1500, Easter Islanders became stranded on their desert-like isle, and were forced to adapt to survive. The first European visitors, in 1722, encountered a people thriving in total isolation, surrounded ... Read more
Famed for its breathtaking isolation, Easter Island was a verdant South-Sea idyll when a small canoeful of Polynesians arrived in c. AD 700. Centuries later the island's statues were famous throughout the world. This book presents a comprehensive history of Easter Island told by a writer who is intimately familiar with the island, its people and their extraordinary story. When voyaging in the South Pacific became far less widespread around 1500, Easter Islanders became stranded on their desert-like isle, and were forced to adapt to survive. The first European visitors, in 1722, encountered a people thriving in total isolation, surrounded ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861892829
SKU
V9781861892829
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Ref
99-2
About Steven Roger Fischer
Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of Glyph-breaker (1997), A History of Language (Reaktion, 1999), A History of Writing (Reaktion, 2001) and A History of Reading (Reaktion, 2003).
Reviews for Island at the End of the World
'a fascinating and highly readable history of one of the most exotic islands on earth.' - The Economist 'There is a moving drama in [Fischer's] charting of a remarkable community that has lost its cultural identity and faces a uniquely challenging future.' - Daily Telegraph 'Steven Roger Fischer's exhaustive study ... touches all the bases.' - Geographical Magazine 'unlocks not ... Read more