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Vaka moana : voyages of the ancestors : the discovery and settlement of the Pacific
- Title
- Vaka moana : voyages of the ancestors : the discovery and settlement of the Pacific / editor K.R. Howe.
- Publication
- Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman : Auckland Museum, 2006.
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- Description
- 360 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 30 cm
- Summary
- Chapters cover: the human settlement of the globe; origin and traditions of Pacific peoples; important findings in archaeology, linguistics and genetic studies; traditional canoe building and sailing techniques; pre-instrument navigational systems; ancient Pacific voyaging and trading routes; the arrival of the West and its impact on Pacific peoples; the modern revival by today's Pacific peoples of canoe building and traditional navigation.
- Uniform Title
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards. History.
- Subject
- Note
- Published in association with Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-350) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The last frontier / K. R. Howe -- 2. Polynesian oral traditions / Rawiri Taonui -- 3. Voyaging and settlement / Geoffrey Irwin -- 4. Ocean sailing canoes / Ben Finney -- 5. Navigation / Ben Finney and Sam Low -- 6. Pacific voyaging after the exploration period -- 7. Two worlds / Anne Salmond -- 8. Western ideas about islanders' origins / K. R. Howe -- 9. Renaissance / Ben Finney.
- ISBN
- 9781869536251
- 1869536258
- 9781869536
- 9789781869532
- 9781869534
- LCCN
- 2007367775
- OCLC
- ocn122976875
- 122976875
- SCSB-1429084
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library