A History of the Pacific Islands
A History of the Pacific Islands

Author: Ian C. Campbell

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780520069015

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"Dr. Campbell's awareness of the importance of the active roles which Pacific islanders played in the shaping of the histories of their own countries is evident throughout: he has examined, whenever he could, historical events and processes from the point of view and interests of the islanders concerned. No other work has done this, and that in itself makes Dr. Campbell's book an important contribution to Pacific history."--Dr. Malama Meleisea, Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury "Dr. Campbell's awareness of the importance of the active roles which Pacific islanders played in the shaping of the histories of their own countries is evident throughout: he has examined, whenever he could, historical events and processes from the point of view and interests of the islanders concerned. No other work has done this, and that in itself makes Dr. Campbell's book an important contribution to Pacific history."--Dr. Malama Meleisea, Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury

A History of the Pacific Islands
A History of the Pacific Islands

Author: Deryck Scarr

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-16

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1136837965

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A book about the past and present Pacific Islands, wide-ranging in time and space spanning the centuries from the first settlement of the islands until the present day.

On the Road of the Winds
On the Road of the Winds

Author: Patrick Vinton Kirch

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2002-03-15

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0520234618

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Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.

The Geography, Nature and History of the Tropical Pacific and its Islands
The Geography, Nature and History of the Tropical Pacific and its Islands

Author: Walter M. Goldberg

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-08

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 3319695320

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This volume provides an accessible scientific introduction to the historical geography of Tropical Pacific Islands, assessing the environmental and cultural changes they have undergone and how they are affected currently by these shifts and alterations. The book emphasizes the roles of plants, animals, people, and the environment in shaping the tropical Pacific through a cross-disciplinary approach involving history, geography, biology, environmental science, and anthropology. With these diverse scientific perspectives, the eight chapters of the book provide a comprehensive overview of Tropical Pacific Islands from their initial colonization by native peoples to their occupation by colonial powers, and the contemporary changes that have affected the natural history and social fabric of these islands. The Tropical Pacific Islands are introduced by a description of their geological formation, development, and geography. From there, the book details the origins of the island's original peoples and the dawn of the political economy of these islands, including the domestication and trade of plants, animals, and other natural resources. Next, readers will learn about the impact of missionaries on Pacific Islands, and the affects of Wold War II and nuclear testing on natural resources and the health of its people. The final chapter discusses the islands in the context of natural resource extraction, population increases, and global climate change. Working together these factors are shown to affect rainfall and limited water resources, as well as the ability to sustain traditional crops, and the capacity of the islands to accomodate its residents.

Peoples of the Pacific
Peoples of the Pacific

Author: Paul D'Arcy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1351912259

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Presenting the history of the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands from first colonization until the spread of European colonial rule in the later 19th century, this volume focuses specifically on Pacific Islander-European interactions from the perspective of Pacific Islanders themselves. A number of recorded traditions are reproduced as well as articles by Pacific Island scholars working within the academy. The nature of Pacific History as a sub-discipline is presented through a sample of key articles from the 1890s until the present that represent the historical evolution of the field and its multidisciplinary nature. The volume reflects on how the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands have a history as dynamic and complex as that of literate societies, and one that is more retrievable through multidisciplinary approaches than often realized.

Tides of History
Tides of History

Author: K. R. Howe

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 9781863735414

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This is the first detailed history of the Pacific Islands in the twentieth century. An innovative mixture of chronological, geographical and thematic approaches.;

The Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands

Author: Brij V. Lal

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 9780824822651

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An encyclopaedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture. The CD-ROM contains hyperlinks between section titles and sections, a library of all the maps in the encyclopaedia, and a photo library.

Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart

Author: Ian Christopher Campbell

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781927145029

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The Pacific Islands remain for most people a region of obscurity or puzzlement. The attention of news media is attracted by atypical events such as political violence that contradict the peaceful tourist image of sun, sea and smiling faces. Journalists, travellers, business people and the general public have few paths to access specialised knowledge about the complex and changing 'neighbourhood' to New Zealand's north and Australia's northeast. Ian Campbell's History of the Pacific Islands, first published in 1989, served this purpose for many years, and its successor, Worlds Apart, has proven to be equally serviceable, bringing into focus the past and present of this diverse and endlessly misunderstood region. This concise and readable narrative has now been revised to bring the story of the island world - from its first settlement by raft and canoe voyagers, through the period of western contact and acculturation - up to 2010. As with its earlier versions, this book has been written not for fellow academics, but for the many people who want to know 'what happened'.

The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean: Volume 1, The Pacific Ocean to 1800
The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean: Volume 1, The Pacific Ocean to 1800

Author: Ryan Tucker Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-12-31

Total Pages: 948

ISBN-13: 1108334067

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Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean provides a wide-ranging survey of Pacific history to 1800. It focuses on varied concepts of the Pacific environment and its impact on human history, as well as tracing the early exploration and colonization of the Pacific, the evolution of Indigenous maritime cultures after colonization, and the disruptive arrival of Europeans. Bringing together a diversity of subjects and viewpoints, this volume introduces a broad variety of topics, engaging fully with emerging environmental and political conflicts over Pacific Ocean spaces. These essays emphasize the impact of the deep history of interactions on and across the Pacific to the present day.