The Survival of Easter Island: Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience
In this book, Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the hitherto accepted theory of the collapse of its civilization. The collapse theory, advanced most recently by Jared Diamond and Clive Ponting, is based on the documented overexploitation...
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| Summary: | In this book, Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the hitherto accepted theory of the collapse of its civilization. The collapse theory, advanced most recently by Jared Diamond and Clive Ponting, is based on the documented overexploitation of natural resources, particularly woodlands, on which Easter Island culture depended. Deforestation is said to have led to erosion, followed by hunger, conflict, and economic and cultural collapse. Drawing on scientific data and historical sources, including the shipping journals of the Dutch merchant who was the first European to visit the island in 1722, Boersema shows that deforestation did not in fact jeopardize food production and lead to starvation and violence. On the basis of historical and scientific evidence, Boersema demonstrates how Easter Island society responded to cultural and environmental change as it evolved and managed to survive |
| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139226639 |
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| spelling | Boersema, Jan J. 1947- Verfasser (DE-588)12333473X aut Beelden van Paaseiland The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience Jan J. Boersema, Leiden University ; translated by Diane Webb Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) 1. Easter Island as an icon -- 2. From the east or the west? -- 3. The green past -- 4. Culture appears, nature disappears -- 5. Makemake, moai, and the tangata manu -- 6. Resilience and sustainability -- 7. Foreigners -- 8. Christianization, sheep breeding and research -- 9. The earth and Easter Island : doom and destiny In this book, Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the hitherto accepted theory of the collapse of its civilization. The collapse theory, advanced most recently by Jared Diamond and Clive Ponting, is based on the documented overexploitation of natural resources, particularly woodlands, on which Easter Island culture depended. Deforestation is said to have led to erosion, followed by hunger, conflict, and economic and cultural collapse. Drawing on scientific data and historical sources, including the shipping journals of the Dutch merchant who was the first European to visit the island in 1722, Boersema shows that deforestation did not in fact jeopardize food production and lead to starvation and violence. On the basis of historical and scientific evidence, Boersema demonstrates how Easter Island society responded to cultural and environmental change as it evolved and managed to survive Funde Prehistoric peoples / Easter Island Sculpture, Prehistoric / Easter Island Polynesians / Easter Island / Antiquities Easter Island / Civilization Webb, Diane trl Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-1-107-02770-1 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139226639 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Boersema, Jan J. 1947- The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience 1. Easter Island as an icon -- 2. From the east or the west? -- 3. The green past -- 4. Culture appears, nature disappears -- 5. Makemake, moai, and the tangata manu -- 6. Resilience and sustainability -- 7. Foreigners -- 8. Christianization, sheep breeding and research -- 9. The earth and Easter Island : doom and destiny Funde Prehistoric peoples / Easter Island Sculpture, Prehistoric / Easter Island Polynesians / Easter Island / Antiquities |
| title | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience |
| title_alt | Beelden van Paaseiland |
| title_auth | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience |
| title_exact_search | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience |
| title_full | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience Jan J. Boersema, Leiden University ; translated by Diane Webb |
| title_fullStr | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience Jan J. Boersema, Leiden University ; translated by Diane Webb |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Survival of Easter Island Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience Jan J. Boersema, Leiden University ; translated by Diane Webb |
| title_short | The Survival of Easter Island |
| title_sort | the survival of easter island dwindling resources and cultural resilience |
| title_sub | Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience |
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