Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori - With a Sketch of Polynesian History

Zusammenfassung The New Zealand government surveyor Stephenson Percy Smith (1840–1922) was fascinated by the history and traditions of the Maori. This study, first published in book form in 1898 and revised for this third edition of 1910, outlines his influential, though now superseded, theories about Maori and Polynesian origins. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Polynesian race and its traditions; 2. Genealogical connections and chronology; 3. Names of the traditional fatherland; 4. The Polynesians originated in India; 5. The 'log books' of the migrations; 6. Sketch of the history of the race; 7. Tahitian origin of the Maoris; Index.

Product details

• Authors: S. Percy Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781108039956
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03995-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, New Zealand, Relating to Maori people, New Zealand / Aotearoa