Worlds Apart

A History of the Pacific Islands

Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania
Cover of the book Worlds Apart by Ian C. Campbell, Canterbury University Press
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Author: Ian C. Campbell ISBN: 9781927145418
Publisher: Canterbury University Press Publication: October 1, 2011
Imprint: Canterbury University Press Language: English
Author: Ian C. Campbell
ISBN: 9781927145418
Publisher: Canterbury University Press
Publication: October 1, 2011
Imprint: Canterbury University Press
Language: English

Spanning the social, political, and economic history of the Pacific Islands-which include Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia-this book provides an overview of this complex and changing area. It has been updated to detail the first settlement of the islands by raft and canoe voyagers, presenting a new theory. It then covers the centuries of Western contact, cultural influence, colonialism, and the coming of independence. Including key political changes that have occurred in the first decade of the new millennium, this new edition brings into focus the rich past of this diverse region.

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Spanning the social, political, and economic history of the Pacific Islands-which include Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia-this book provides an overview of this complex and changing area. It has been updated to detail the first settlement of the islands by raft and canoe voyagers, presenting a new theory. It then covers the centuries of Western contact, cultural influence, colonialism, and the coming of independence. Including key political changes that have occurred in the first decade of the new millennium, this new edition brings into focus the rich past of this diverse region.

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