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Plumes from paradise : trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1920 /
"The natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted outsiders for at least 5000 years: spices, aromatic woods and barks, resins, plumes, sea slugs, shells and pearls all brought traders from distant markets. Among the most sought-after was the bird of paradise. Their magnific...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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The University Of Sydney, N.S.W. :
Sydney University Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The rise and decline of the Spice Islands
- 3. The plume trade: the demands of Asian traders and the first birds of paradise to reach Europe
- 4. The plume trade: the demands of natural historians
- 5. The plume trade: The demands of fashion-conscious European women and the growth of the conservation movement
- 6. Sultans, suzerains and the colonial division of New Guinea
- 7. Collecting and trading in the Raja Empat Islands, the Bird's Head and Cendrawasih Bay
- 8. The massoy, trepang and plume trade of Onin, Kowiai and Mimika (Southwest New Guinea)
- 9. Trade with the Aru Islands and Trans Fly Coast of New Guinea
- 10. Copra, birds and profits in the Merauke region
- 11. Bronzes and plume hunting in the Jayapura (Hollandia) region
- 12. Plumes fund economic development in Kaiser Wilhelmsland
- 13. Conservationists protect Papua's birds
- 14. Trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1920
- Contribution 1: Roy Wagner / Mysteries of origin: early traders and heroes in the Trans-Fly
- Contribution 2: Billai Laba / Oral traditions about early trade by Indonesians in southwest Papua New Guinea.