The Pacific Islands : Environment and Society, Revised Edition /

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rapaport, Moshe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Edición:Revised edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
Human geography.
Human ecology.
Geography.
Environmental protection.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Écologie humaine > Pacifique, Îles du.
Environnement > Protection > Pacifique, Îles du.
Human geography > Islands of the Pacific.
Human ecology > Islands of the Pacific.
Environmental protection > Islands of the Pacific.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Pacifique, Îles du > Geographie.
Pacifique, Îles du > Moeurs et coutumes.
Pacifique, Îles du > Histoire.
Islands of the Pacific > Geography.
Islands of the Pacific > Social life and customs.
Islands of the Pacific > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Climate
  • Oceanography
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Soils
  • Water
  • Biogeography
  • Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems
  • The Precontact Period
  • The Postcontact Period
  • Changing Patterns of Power
  • Language
  • Social Relations
  • Gender
  • Tenure
  • Law
  • Religion
  • Literature
  • Art
  • Music and Dance Performance
  • Demography
  • Mobility to Migration
  • Health
  • Education
  • Urban Challenges
  • Pacific Island Economies
  • Agriculture
  • Logging
  • Ocean Resources
  • Mining
  • Tourism
  • Communications
  • Development Prospects
  • Atlas
  • Island Gazetteer.

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