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Worlds Apart
Ian C Campbell
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Description for Worlds Apart
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1MK; HBJM; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Spanning the social, political, and economic history of the Pacific Islands—which include Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia—this book provides an overview of this complex and changing area. It has been updated to detail the first settlement of the islands by raft and canoe voyagers, presenting a new theory. It then covers the centuries of Western contact, cultural influence, colonialism, and the coming of independence. Including key political changes that have occurred in the first decade of the new millennium, this new edition brings into focus the rich past of this diverse region.
Spanning the social, political, and economic history of the Pacific Islands—which include Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia—this book provides an overview of this complex and changing area. It has been updated to detail the first settlement of the islands by raft and canoe voyagers, presenting a new theory. It then covers the centuries of Western contact, cultural influence, colonialism, and the coming of independence. Including key political changes that have occurred in the first decade of the new millennium, this new edition brings into focus the rich past of this diverse region.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Canterbury University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145029
SKU
V9781927145029
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Ref
99-3
About Ian C Campbell
Ian C. Campbell is a former history professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji as well as a former visiting professor at Kagoshima University in Japan. He is the author of "Gone Native" in Polynesia: Captivity Narratives and Experiences from the South Pacific and Island Kingdom: Tonga Ancient and Modern. ... Read more
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