Texts and contexts : reflections in Pacific Islands historiography / edited by Doug Munro and Brij V...
Texts and contexts : reflections in Pacific Islands historiography / edited by Doug Munro and Brij V. Lal.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2006.
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996/58
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Language
English
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Physical content
264 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The text in its context : an introduction / Brij V. Lal and Doug Munro -- 1 Fatal choices? : Morrell's and Scarr's imperial histories / Jane Samson -- 2 On Douglas Oliver's The Pacific Islands / Doug Munro -- 3 Oskar Spate's trilogy / Glyndwr Williams -- 4 Where the waves fall - or, playing the gene...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2006.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"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. The earliest text put under...
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Texts and contexts : reflections in Pacific Islands historiography / edited by Doug Munro and Brij V. Lal.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
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996/58
Record Identifier
74VKqRjOgMMM
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ISBN
0824829425 (hbk.)
9780824829421 (hbk.)
DDC
996
MMS ID
991020244289702626