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Irrigated taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the Indo-Pacific : biological, social and historical perspectives / edited by Matthew Spriggs, David Addison, Peter J. Matthews.
- Title
- Irrigated taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the Indo-Pacific : biological, social and historical perspectives / edited by Matthew Spriggs, David Addison, Peter J. Matthews.
- Publication
- Osaka, Japan : National Museum of Ethnology, 2012.
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- Description
- xvi, 363 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 26 cm.
- Summary
- From Mendana to Riesenfeld : early accounts of and speculation on taro irrigation in the Asia-Pacific area / Matthew SpriggsVernacular names for Taro in the Indo-Pacific region : implications for centres of diversification and spread / Roger M. BlenchYu Jing (the book of taro) / Shengzheng Huang (translated by Jee Yan Chu ; introduced by P.J. MatthewsThe taro wars of the Austral Islands, East Polynesia / Robert BolltWet taro cultivation on atolls : a techno-cultural paradox? / Jean-Michel ChazineTaro irrigation and primary state formation in Hawai?i / Timothy EarleSmall valley irrigated taro agriculture in the Hawaiian Islands : an extension of the ?wet and dry? hypothesis / Mark D. McCoy and Michael W. GravesApproaches to dating wetland agricultural features : an example from Wailau Valley, Moloka'i Island, Hawai'i / Windy K. McElroyFluctuation in Colocasia cultivation and Landesque capital in Navosa, Viti Levu, Fiji / Trevor King'Certainly the most complex pondfield irrigation within Melanesia' : wet taro field systems of New Caledonia / Christophe SandProduce to exchange : the taro water-gardens on Vanua Lava (Vanuatu) : a social and sustainable place / Sophie CaillonTaro culture in Western Santo, Vanuatu / Annie Walter and Fabienne TzerikiantzIrrigated taro, malaria and the expansion of chiefdoms : Ruta in New Georgia, Solomon Islands / Tim Bayliss-Smith and Edvard HvidingThe decline of taro and taro irrigation in Papua New Guinea / R. Michael BourkeRecovering, analysing and identifying Colocasia esculenta and Dioscorea spp. from archaeological contexts in Timor-Leste / Nuno Vasco OlivieraTaro before rice terraces : implications of radiocarbon determinations, ethnohistoric reconstructions, and ethnography in dating the Ifugao Terraces / Stephen B. AcabadoEthnobotany and ecology of wild taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the Philippines : implications for domestication and dispersal / P.J. Matthews ... [et al]Irrigated taro in the Indo-Pacific : multiple perspectives / Matthew Sprigg and Peter J. Matthews.
- Series Statement
- Senri ethnological studies, 0387-6004 ; 78
- Uniform Title
- Senri ethnological studies no. 78.
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- History
- Note
- Most of the papers were presented at a session on irrigated taro held at the 19th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, held in Hanoi, 2007.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- From Mendana to Riesenfeld : early accounts of and speculation on taro irrigation in the Asia-Pacific area / Matthew Spriggs -- Vernacular names for Taro in the Indo-Pacific region : implications for centres of diversification and spread / Roger M. Blench -- Yu Jing (the book of taro) / Shengzheng Huang (translated by Jee Yan Chu ; introduced by P.J. Matthews -- The taro wars of the Austral Islands, East Polynesia / Robert Bollt -- Wet taro cultivation on atolls : a techno-cultural paradox? / Jean-Michel Chazine -- Taro irrigation and primary state formation in Hawai'i / Timothy Earle -- Small valley irrigated taro agriculture in the Hawaiian Islands : an extension of the 'wet and dry' hypothesis / Mark D. McCoy and Michael W. Graves -- Approaches to dating wetland agricultural features : an example from Wailau Valley, Moloka'i Island, Hawai'i / Windy K. McElroy -- Fluctuation in Colocasia cultivation and Landesque capital in Navosa, Viti Levu, Fiji / Trevor King -- 'Certainly the most complex pondfield irrigation within Melanesia' : wet taro field systems of New Caledonia / Christophe Sand -- Produce to exchange : the taro water-gardens on Vanua Lava (Vanuatu) : a social and sustainable place / Sophie Caillon -- Taro culture in Western Santo, Vanuatu / Annie Walter and Fabienne Tzerikiantz -- Irrigated taro, malaria and the expansion of chiefdoms : Ruta in New Georgia, Solomon Islands / Tim Bayliss-Smith and Edvard Hviding -- The decline of taro and taro irrigation in Papua New Guinea / R. Michael Bourke -- Recovering, analysing and identifying Colocasia esculenta and Dioscorea spp. from archaeological contexts in Timor-Leste / Nuno Vasco Oliviera -- Taro before rice terraces : implications of radiocarbon determinations, ethnohistoric reconstructions, and ethnography in dating the Ifugao Terraces / Stephen B. Acabado -- Ethnobotany and ecology of wild taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the Philippines : implications for domestication and dispersal / P.J. Matthews ... [et al] -- Irrigated taro in the Indo-Pacific : multiple perspectives / Matthew Sprigg and Peter J. Matthews.
- ISBN
- 9784901906937
- 4901906933
- OCLC
- 793816477
- SCSB-10230075
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library