The archaeology of Micronesia [electronic resource] / Paul Rainbird.

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Author/Creator:

Rainbird, Paul.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Series:

Cambridge world archaeology.
Cambridge world archaeology

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (315 p.)

Subjects:

Anthropology -- Micronesia.
Material culture -- Micronesia.
Micronesia -- Antiquities.
Micronesia -- Civilization.
Micronesia -- History.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

In the first book-length archaeological study of Micronesia, Paul Rainbird surveys the development of the islands beginning with the earliest process of human colonisation and places this development within the broader context of Pacific Island studies. The book draws on a wide range of archaeological, anthropological and historical sources.

Contents:

COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 MICRONESIAN/MACROFUSION; CHAPTER 2 MICRONESIANS: THE PEOPLE IN HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY; CHAPTER 3 FLUID BOUNDARIES: HORIZONS OF THE LOCAL, COLONIAL AND DISCIPLINARY; CHAPTER 4 SETTLING THE SEASCAPE: FUSING ISLANDS AND PEOPLE; CHAPTER 5 IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCE: THE MARIANA ISLANDS; CHAPTER 6 A SEA OF ISLANDS: PALAU, YAP AND THE CAROLINIAN ATOLLS; CHAPTER 7 'HOW THE PAST SPEAKS HERE!' - THE EASTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS
CHAPTER 8 ISLANDS AND BEACHES: THE ATOLL GROUPS AND OUTLIERSCHAPTER 9 THE TROPICAL NORTH-WEST PACIFIC IN CONTEXT; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-292) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14258-X
1-280-54036-2
0-511-21447-2
0-511-21626-2
0-511-21089-2
0-511-31514-7
0-511-61695-3
0-511-21266-6

OCLC:

173610088

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