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Book Fish Names of Western Polynesia

Download or read book Fish Names of Western Polynesia written by Karl Heinz Rensch and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fish Names of Eastern Polynesia

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  • Author : Karl Heinz M. Rensch
  • Publisher : Department of Linguistics Research School Ralian National Univers
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Fish Names of Eastern Polynesia written by Karl Heinz M. Rensch and published by Department of Linguistics Research School Ralian National Univers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Dictionary of Polynesian Fish Names

Download or read book A Dictionary of Polynesian Fish Names written by Karl H. Rensch and published by Archipelago Press (SG). This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anuta, Austral Islands, Bellona, Easter Island, Cook Islands, Gambier Islands, Hawai°i, Kapingamarangi, Leeward Islands, Luanguia, Marquesas, Mele Fila, New Zealand, Niue, Niuatoputapu, Nukumanu, Nukuoro, Ouvea, Pileni, Rennell, Samoa, Sikaiana, Society Islands, Takuu, Tikopia, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamotus, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, West Futuna."

Book Prehistoric Marine Resource Use in the Indo Pacific Regions

Download or read book Prehistoric Marine Resource Use in the Indo Pacific Regions written by David Addison and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although historic sources provide information on recent centuries, archaeology can contribute longer term understandings of pre-industrial marine exploitation in the Indo-Pacific region, providing valuable baseline data for evaluating contemporary ecological trends. This volume contains eleven papers which constitute a diverse but coherent collection on past and present marine resource use in the Indo-Pacific region, within a human-ecological perspective. The geographical focus extends from Eastern Asia, mainly Japan and Insular Southeast Asia (especially the Philippines) to the tropical Pacific (Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia) and outlying sites in coastal Tanzania (Indian Ocean) and coastal California (North Pacific). The volume is divided thematically and temporally into four parts: Part 1, Prehistoric and historic marine resource use in the Indo-Pacific Region; Part 2, Specific marine resource use in the Pacific and Asia; Part 3, Marine use and material culture in the Western Pacific; and Part 4, Modern marine use and resource management.

Book Tonga

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  • Author : Martin Daly
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2009-02-04
  • ISBN : 0824831969
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Tonga written by Martin Daly and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the first edition: "Tonga is unique among bibliographies in its perception and understanding, and in its affection for Tonga and its people. . . . Daly’s work stands on exceptionally sound foundations. . . . His summaries are excellent, indeed, but Daly writes always with the authority of first-hand knowledge, with a keen eye for the essential, and the ability to interpret and clarify obscurities. . . . A trustworthy introduction to Tonga in all its diversity, a splendid point de départ for all, layman or scholar, needing a reliable guide to the essential literature about this remarkable Polynesian kingdom." —Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies "The book is so arranged that it is easy to locate any of the items listed. . . . I found myself spending pleasant hours perusing Daly’s comments on the different publications.. . . I hope the rumor of a second, revised edition of this bibliography is true." —Journal of the Polynesian Society Tonga is a fascinating and subtle combination of a traditional Polynesian kingdom—the only one to survive the impact of colonization in the nineteenth century and remain independent—and a thoroughly Christian country. This comprehensive bibliography is a selective guide to the most significant and accessible English-language books, papers, and articles on every aspect of the kingdom’s history, culture, arts, politics, environment, and economy. It is a much updated and expanded edition of the original version that was published in 1999 as part of the World Bibliographical Series, with the addition of more than 200 new entries. Each of the approximately 600 described and annotated items is organized under broad subject headings, and indexed by author, title, and subject. In addition—and new to this edition—all known Ph.D. theses, although not annotated, are shown within their appropriate subject categories and indexed. Also new is a section on the most important Tonga-related websites. A general introduction describes the Tongan kingdom, its history and society, and its current situation. Tonga: A New Bibliography will be an invaluable resource for anyone with a serious interest in Tonga and an indispensable volume for academic libraries, reference collections, and policy makers focused on the Pacific islands.

Book Hawaiki  Ancestral Polynesia

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  • Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2001-03-15
  • ISBN : 9780521788793
  • Pages : 398 pages

Download or read book Hawaiki Ancestral Polynesia written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the theory and method of long-term history.

Book Historical Dictionary of Polynesia

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Polynesia written by Robert D. Craig and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zealand in the southwest, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thousands of islands are scattered throughout this area, most of which are currently included in one of the modern island states of American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Polynesia greatly expands on the previous editions through a chronology, an introductory essay, an expansive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Polynesian history from the earliest times to the present. Appendixes of the major islands and atolls within Polynesia, the rulers and administrators of the 13 major island states, and basic demographic information of those states are also included.

Book Pacific Collection Acquisitions List

Download or read book Pacific Collection Acquisitions List written by University of Hawaii at Manoa. Library. Pacific Collection and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World

Download or read book Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World written by Johann Reinhold Forster and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Reinhold Forster's Observations Made During A Voyage Round The World, first published in 1778, is the most significant and substantial analysis of non-Western cultures to have emerged from the Cook voyages. It derived from Forster's appointment as naturalist on Cook's second voyage of 1772-1775, which dramatically extended European cartographic and ethnographic knowledge in the Pacific and the Antarctic.

Book The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary

Download or read book The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary written by Edward Tregear and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Māori dictionary with English definitions and Polynesian comparisons"--BIM.

Book A Dictionary of Some Tuamotuan Dialects of the Polynesian Language

Download or read book A Dictionary of Some Tuamotuan Dialects of the Polynesian Language written by J.F. Stimson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Samoa

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  • Author : H. G. A. Hughes
  • Publisher : Oxford, England : Clio Press
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 448 pages

Download or read book Samoa written by H. G. A. Hughes and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography of works on Samoa seeks to dispel the myth of sunbaked, carefree islands, by directing the reader to resources which discuss its difficult past and current challenges. Provides informative annotations on a wide range of books and articles dealing with all aspects of American Samoa and Western Samoa, including geography, climate, flora and fauna, history, society, language, politics, culture and the arts. Maps and a chronology are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF

Download or read book NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exploring Ancient Skies

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  • Author : David H. Kelley
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2005-12-06
  • ISBN : 038726356X
  • Pages : 623 pages

Download or read book Exploring Ancient Skies written by David H. Kelley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers - events such as the supernova of 1054, the 'lion horoscope' or the 'Star of Bethlehem.' Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.

Book Austronesian Terminologies

Download or read book Austronesian Terminologies written by Andrew Pawley and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclop  dia Britannica  A ZYM

Download or read book The Encyclop dia Britannica A ZYM written by Day Otis Kellogg and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: