The people of the sea : environment, identity, and history in Oceania /

Oceania is characterized by thousands of islands and archipelagoes amidst the vast expanse of the Pacific. Although it is one of the few truly oceanic habitats occupied permanently by humankind, surprisingly little research has been done on the maritime dimension of Pacific history. The People of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: D'Arcy, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Pacific Islanders > Social life and customs.
National characteristics, Pacific Island.
Seafaring life > Oceania.
Navigation > Oceania > History.
Maritime anthropology > Oceania.
Ocean and civilization.
National characteristics.
Océaniens > Mœurs et coutumes.
Caractéristiques nationales.
Vie en mer > Océanie.
Navigation > Océanie > Histoire.
Anthropologie maritime > Océanie.
Mer et civilisation.
Environnement > Océanie.
Océaniens.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Ecology.
Manners and customs.
Maritime anthropology.
Navigation.
Seafaring life.
Soziale Wirklichkeit
Seeschifffahrt
Außenbeziehungen
Ethnische Identität
Milieu.
Nationale identiteit.
Zeeën.
Dagelijks leven.
Insulaner.
Oceania > Social life and customs.
Oceania > Environmental conditions.
Oceania > History.
Océanie > Histoire.
Océanie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Océanie > Conditions environnementales.
Oceania.
Ozeanien
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The all-encompassing sea
  • The oceanic environment
  • Local worlds : the sea in everyday life
  • Communication and relative isolation in the sea of islands
  • Seafaring in Oceania
  • Fluid frontiers : the sea as a contested space
  • Across the horizon : interactions with the outside world
  • Connected by the sea : towards a regional history of the Western Caroline Islands
  • Conclusion : Reclaiming the sea
  • Appendix : The maritime historiography of Oceania.

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