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Zusatztext "An exemplary prehistory written for a popular audience." Informationen zum Autor Patrick Vinton Kirch is Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Integrative Biology at the University of California! Berkeley. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and author of On the Road of the Winds and How Chiefs Became Kings (UC Press)! among other books. Klappentext “Patrick Kirch's new book takes the reader to many distant islands and pivotal moments of discovery that have helped shape our understanding of the human past. He recognizes the important social experiments that Oceanic societies created through their epic voyages to explore and settle the most distant portions of the planet." –Peter R. Mills, Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawai’i at Hilo " A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief combines captivating history with Kirch's own personal story. The result is an extremely powerful piece of scholarship and a tremendous read." –David Igler, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Irvine "A tale told for everyone... Engaging and accessible... It is a fascinating narrative, impossible to put down."--Choice Zusammenfassung Tracing the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea, this title follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific and presents the history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: Islands out of Time Part One: Voyages One: A Trail of Tattooed Pots Two: East from Hawaiki Three: Follow the Golden Plover Four: Voyages into the Past Five: The Sands of Waimanalo Part Two: In Pele's Islands Six: Flightless Ducks and Palm Forests Seven: Voyaging Chiefs from Kahiki Eight: Ma'ilikukahi! O'ahu's Sacred King Nine: The Waters of Kane Ten: "Like Shoals of Fish" Part Three: The Reign of the Feathered Gods Eleven: 'Umi the Unifier Twelve: 'Umi's Dryland Gardens Thirteen: The House of Pi'ilani Fourteen: "Like a Shark That Travels on the Land" Fifteen: The Altar of Ku Sixteen: The Return of Lono Seventeen: Prophecy and Sacrifice Epilogue: Hawai'i in World History Alphabetical List of Hawaiian Historical Persons Glossary of Hawaiian Words Sources and Further Reading Index ...
