Polynesia, 900-1600:

This book provides a concise overview of the history of Polynesia, focusing on New Zealand and its outlying islands, during the period 900-1600. It provides a thematic examination of  Polynesia to avoid placing the region's history into an inaccurate, linear Western chronology. The themes of mo...

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Main Author: Williams, Madi ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leeds Arc Humanities Press [2021]
Series:Past Imperfect
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Summary:This book provides a concise overview of the history of Polynesia, focusing on New Zealand and its outlying islands, during the period 900-1600. It provides a thematic examination of  Polynesia to avoid placing the region's history into an inaccurate, linear Western chronology. The themes of movement and migration, adaptation and change, and development and expansion offer the optimal means of understanding Polynesia during this time. Through this innovative and unique perspective on Polynesian history, which has not been previously undertaken, the reader is encouraged to think about regions outside Europe in relation to the premodern period
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (104 pages)
ISBN:9781641892155
DOI:10.1515/9781641892155

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