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Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia: An Essay in Historical Anthropology
 

Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia: An Essay in Historical Anthropology (Trade Paperback/Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Kirch, Patrick Vinton; Green, Roger C.

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An anthropological approach to long-term history through detailed reconstruction of the Ancestral Polynesian culture, Hawaiki.

ISBN 9780521788793
Published 1 January 2011 by Cambridge University Press
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Payback: The Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions
 

Payback: The Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions (Online resource/Other)

By Trompf, G. W.

In this study Garry Trompf shows how various aspects of 'payback', both negative and positive, provide the best indices to an understanding of Melanesian views of life.

ISBN 9780511470141
Published 22 September 2009 by Cambridge University Press
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Melanesian Religion
 

Melanesian Religion (Online resource/Other)

By Trompf, G. W.

Am invariable guide and analysis to pressing issues of religious and Soviet change in the Pacific.

ISBN 9780511518140
Published 15 February 2010 by Cambridge University Press
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The Archaeology of Micronesia
 

The Archaeology of Micronesia (Online resource/Other)

By Rainbird, Paul

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First book-length archaeological study of Micronesia.

ISBN 9780511616952
Published 23 November 2009 by Cambridge University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
Series Cambridge World Archaeology
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Bodies and Persons: Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia
 

Bodies and Persons: Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia (Online resource/Other)

Edited by Lambek, Michael; Strathern, Andrew

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A comparative analysis of notions of personhood and embodiment in African and Melanesian societies.

ISBN 9780511802782
Published 18 April 2011 by Cambridge University Press
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The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
 

The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Denoon, Donald; Meleisea, Malama; With Firth, Stewart; Linnekin, Jocelyn; Nero, Karen L.

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An authoritative and comprehensive history of the Pacific islanders from 40,000 BC to the present day.

ISBN 9780521003544
Published 25 March 2004 by Cambridge University Press
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Tikopia Songs: Poetic and Musical Art of a Polynesian People of the Solomon Islands

Tikopia Songs: Poetic and Musical Art of a Polynesian People of the Solomon Islands (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Firth, Raymond; With McLean, Mervyn

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This book shows how the poetry and music of a Polynesian people, the Tikopia, can have an intimate relation with their social life.

ISBN 9780521032056
Published 14 December 2006 by Cambridge University Press
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Series Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture
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Payback: The Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions

Payback: The Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Trompf, G. W.

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In this study Garry Trompf shows how various aspects of 'payback', both negative and positive, provide the best indices to an understanding of Melanesian views of life.

ISBN 9780521062770
Published 15 May 2008 by Cambridge University Press
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Big Men and Great Men: Personifications of Power in Melanesia

Big Men and Great Men: Personifications of Power in Melanesia (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

Edited by Godelier, Maurice; Strathern, Marilyn

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The societies of Melanesia have been a constant stimulus to anthropological theory.

ISBN 9780521102292
Published 11 December 2008 by Cambridge University Press
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The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms
 

The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms (Hardback)

By Kirch, Patrick Vinton

This is an archaeological perspective on the elaborate system of chiefdoms found in the islands of Polynesia.

ISBN 9780521253321
Replacement this title has been replaced by: 9780521273169
Published 18 October 1984 by Cambridge University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
Series New Studies in Archaeology
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