Where the Waves Fall - A New South Sea Islands History From First Settlement to Colonial Rule

Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific Islanders and how they were affected by European explorers and colonisers in this unique account of human settlement and cultural interchange in the Pacific islands.

Table des matières

Part 1. In the Sea's Eye 1. Whence and How 2. Civilisations in the Making 3. Ethnographic Moments Part 2. From Cold Lands 4. Suspected Continents 5. The Wealth of Islands 6. To Recover the Remnant Part 3. Conquering Kings 7. Pomares of Tahiti 8. Kamehamehas of Hawaii 9. Taufa'ahau of Tonga Part 4. Monarchs Manqué? 10. New Zealand 11. Samoa 12. Fiji Part 5. Western Isles 13. The Making of Melanesia 14. Mission Frontiers 15. Trade Frontiers Epilogue 16. Considering the New Historiography

Résumé

Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific Islanders and how they were affected by European explorers and colonisers in this unique account of human settlement and cultural interchange in the Pacific islands.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: K.R. Howe
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032438801
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243880-1
• Pages: 422
• Thème: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Oceania, Colonialism & imperialism, Australasian & Pacific history, Colonialism and imperialism, Australasian and Pacific history, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas