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The Austronesians : historical and comparative perspectives /
The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse popul...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra, ACT :
ANU E Press,
[2006]
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| Colección: | Occasional paper of the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians. |
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| Notas: | Previously published in Australia by the Department of Anthropology in association with the Comparative Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra 1995. Papers originally presented at a conference of the Comparative Austronesian Project. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1920942858 9781920942854 |