{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-the-pacific-islanders-paperback-9780521003544","title":"The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders (Paperback) 9780521003544","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn authoritative and comprehensive history of the Pacific islanders from 40,000 BC to the present day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald Denoon (Author), Malama Meleisea (Author), Stewart Firth (With), Jocelyn Linnekin (With), Karen Nero (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521003544, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 March 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e540 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  26 maps  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.79 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … this work makes a landmark contribution to our understanding of the Pacific Islands.' University of New South Wales Centre for South Pacific Studies Newsletter\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women. It incorporates material on the Maori, the Irianese in western New Guinea, the settled immigrant communities in Fiji, New Caledonia and the Hawaiian monarchy and follows migrants to New Zealand, Australia and North America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Contending approaches\u003cbr\u003e 2. Settling the region\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pacific Edens?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Discovering outsiders\u003cbr\u003e 5. Land, labour and independence\u003cbr\u003e 6. New political orders\u003cbr\u003e 7. Land, labour and dependency\u003cbr\u003e 8. Invention of the native\u003cbr\u003e 9. The war in the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 10. A nuclear Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 11. The material world re-made\u003cbr\u003e 12. The ideological world re-made\u003cbr\u003e 13. The end of insularity?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913264521496,"sku":"9780521003544","price":70.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521003544i_cbfbc932-c10e-4e8b-8ad6-6435f1e7de14.jpg?v=1691376385","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-the-pacific-islanders-paperback-9780521003544","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}