Oceania Cultures and Identities of Pacific Islanders

Name: Oceania Cultures and Identities of Pacific Islanders
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ISBN: 9780890894446

ISBN-10: 0890894442

ISBN-13: 9780890894446

Edition: 2002

Authors: Andrew Strathern, Pamela Stewart, Laurence Carucci, Lin Poyer, Richard Feinberg

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This book is written collaboratively by experts on different regions of Oceania. It presents a unique tool for instructors and general readers who wish to become more familiar with the peoples of the Pacific and for scholars looking for an analytical conspectus on this part of the world. Oceania combines surveys of prehistory and history with careful discussions of cultural patterns and problems arising out of contemporary political and economic change. Many of the issues discussed relate to concerns in other global regions, including North America and Australia. General discussions on specific islands or sub-regions are followed by wide-ranging studies that bring together classic themes…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Publication date: 4/24/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Laurence Carucci is a Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Montana State University.



Introduction


Oceania: An Introduction to the Cultures and Identities of Pacific Islanders



Acknowledgments


References



The South-West Pacific



Fiji


New Caledonia


Vanuatu


The Solomon Islands


New Guinea


An Overview of Political Problems: The Legacies of Colonial and Post-Colonial Practices in the South-West Pacific



The "Eastern Pacific"



Prehistory


Polynesian Seafaring


Subsistence and Expressive Arts


Central Themes in Polynesian Culture


European Contact


Contemporary Issues



The West Central Pacific



Ecology and Society


Prehistory


Linguistics


Identity - Carolines and Marianas


The Winds of Change: "Freedo-Pendence" and the Global Marketplace


Religious Change through History and Revitalization


Reification of Culture and the Politics of Tradition


About the Authors


Index