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Honour, mana, and agency in Polynesian-European conflict

Title
Honour, mana, and agency in Polynesian-European conflict / Annette Wilkes.
Author
Wilkes, Annette
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2019.

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Description
xxii, 251 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Maori-European transactions with similar Pacific ones. The book examines the conflict situations that arose and the reasons for physical violence, highlighting the roles of honour, mana, and agency.0Drawing on a range of archival materials, sailor and missionary journals, as well as indigenous narratives, Wilkes applies an analytical method typically used for examining much more recent conflict. She compares different ways of "seeing" and "knowing" the world and reflects on the reasons for poor decision-making amongst all the social actors involved. The evidence presented in the book strongly suggests that preventing violence - promoting and negotiating peace - happens most effectively when mana and honour are acknowledged between parties.
Series Statement
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Uniform Title
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Subject
  • First contact (Anthropology) > Polynesia
  • Indigenous peoples > Polynesia > History
  • Indigenous peoples > Violence against
  • Polynesians > History
  • Europeans > Polynesia > History
  • Europeans
  • First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Polynesians
  • Polynesia
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 19-8271
ISBN
  • 0367026228
  • 9780367026226
OCLC
1047588350
Author
Wilkes, Annette, author.
Title
Honour, mana, and agency in Polynesian-European conflict / Annette Wilkes.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2019.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-8271
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