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The island Melanesians
- Title
- The island Melanesians / Matthew Spriggs.
- Author
- Spriggs, Matthew.
- Publication
- Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GN668 .S67 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxv, 326 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- The peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific
- Uniform Title
- Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-317) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Island Melanesian World -- 2. Early Settlement: 40,000 to 20,000 Years Ago -- 3. Settling In: 20,000 to 6000 Years Ago -- 4. The World Turned Upside Down: 6000 to 3000 Years Ago -- 5. Success and Failure of Lapita: 3000 to 2000 Years Ago -- 6. The Making of Traditional Island Melanesian Cultures: 2000 to 750 Years Ago -- 7. Canoes from the East: the Polynesian Connection -- 8. Ships from the West: Island Melanesians Encounter the Europeans -- 9. Custom and Continuity in Island Melanesian Cultures -- 10. An Island Melanesian Future?
- ISBN
- 0631167277 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 96027372
- OCLC
- ocm35138230
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries