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Zusatztext Hommon's masterful integration of archaeological and documentary records demands attention from scholars beyond Oceania who must interpret the world's early states without eyewitness accounts. Hawai'i offers a perspective that is rarely accessible to archaeologists who study complex societies solely through material records. Informationen zum Autor Robert J. Hommon is a retired archaeologist and Senior Cultural Resource Scientist at the Pacific Islands Support Office, National Parks Service, as well as the former President of the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology. Klappentext Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources! this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia! which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga. Zusammenfassung Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources, this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia, which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; PART ONE: Hawaii in The Early Contact Era; 1. The People; 2. Government! War! and Refuge; 3. Houses and Crafts; 4. Farming and Fishing; 5. Gods and Temples; 6. Makahiki! Trails! and Exchange; PART TWO: State Societies and the Ancient Hawaiian Example; 7. State Societies; 8. The Ancient Hawaiian State; PART THREE: Polynesian Examples; 9. Polynesian Comparisons; 10. Tikopia; 11. The Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva and `Ua Pou; 12. The Society Islands: Tahiti and Porapora; 13. The Ancient Tongan State; PART FOUR: The Hawaiian State Emergence Model; 14. The Model: Introduction and Chronology Construction; 15. The Model of Hawaiian State Emergence; 16. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix A. Summary of Ancient Hawaiian Political History; Appendix B. Glossary; Bibliography; Index
List of contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE: Hawaii in The Early Contact Era
- 1. The People
- 2. Government, War, and Refuge
- 3. Houses and Crafts
- 4. Farming and Fishing
- 5. Gods and Temples
- 6. Makahiki, Trails, and Exchange
- PART TWO: State Societies and the Ancient Hawaiian Example
- 7. State Societies
- 8. The Ancient Hawaiian State
- PART THREE: Polynesian Examples
- 9. Polynesian Comparisons
- 10. Tikopia
- 11. The Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva and `Ua Pou
- 12. The Society Islands: Tahiti and Porapora
- 13. The Ancient Tongan State
- PART FOUR: The Hawaiian State Emergence Model
- 14. The Model: Introduction and Chronology Construction
- 15. The Model of Hawaiian State Emergence
- 16. Summary and Conclusion
- Appendix A. Summary of Ancient Hawaiian Political History
- Appendix B. Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Robert J. Hommon is a
retired archaeologist and Senior Cultural Resource Scientist at the Pacific Islands Support Office, National Parks Service, as well as the former President of the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology.
