The Cambridge history of the Pacific Islanders / edited by Donald Denoon with Stewart Firth [and thr...
The Cambridge history of the Pacific Islanders / edited by Donald Denoon with Stewart Firth [and thr...
The Cambridge history of the Pacific Islanders / edited by Donald Denoon with Stewart Firth [and three others]. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xvi, 518 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
pt. 1. The Pacific to 1941 -- 1. Contending approaches / Jocelyn Linnekin -- 2. Human settlement / Donald Denoon -- 3. Pacific edens? : myths and realities of primitive affluence / 4. Discovering outsiders / Malama Meleisea and Penelope Schoeffel -- 5. Land, labour and independent development / 6. N...
Contending approaches / Jocelyn Linnekin -- Human settlement / Donald Denoon -- Pacific Edens? : myths and realities of primitive affluence / Discovering outsiders / Malama Meleisea, Penelope Schoeffel -- Land, labour, and independent development / New political orders / New economic orders : land,...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics...
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The Cambridge history of the Pacific Islanders / edited by Donald Denoon with Stewart Firth [and three others]. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge histories online.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-493) and index.
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English
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74VKVZRR00NZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRR00NZ
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ISBN
1-139-05557-7
DDC
995
MMS ID
991023970910102626
