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Pacific Histories
Ocean, Land, People
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Pacific Histories
Ocean, Land, People
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The first comprehensive account to place the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Rim and the Pacific Ocean into the perspective of world history. A distinguished international team of historians provides a multidimensional account of the Pacific, its inhabitants and the lands within and around it over 50,000 years, with special attention to the peoples of Oceania. It providing chronological coverage along with analyses of themes such as the environment, migration and the economy; religion, law and science; race, gender and politics.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; David Armitage and Alison Bashford
PART I: PERIODISING THE PACIFIC
2. The Pacific in Indigenous Time; Damon Salesa
3. The Pacific Before Empire, c. 1500-1800; Joyce E. Chaplin
4. The Age of Empire in the Pacific; Nicholas Thomas
5. A Pacific Century?; Akira Iriye
PART II: CONNECTIONS
6. The Environment; Ryan T. Jones
7. Movement; Adam McKeown
8. The Economy since 1800; Kaoru Sigihara
PART III: KNOWLEDGES
9. Religion; Bronwen Douglas
10. Law; Lisa Ford
11. Science; Sujit Sivasundaram
PART IV: IDENTITIES
12. Race; James Belich
13. Gender; Patricia O'Brien
14. Politics; Robert Aldrich
Afterword: Pacific Crosscurrents; Matt K. Matsuda
Notes
Further Reading
Index.
PART I: PERIODISING THE PACIFIC
2. The Pacific in Indigenous Time; Damon Salesa
3. The Pacific Before Empire, c. 1500-1800; Joyce E. Chaplin
4. The Age of Empire in the Pacific; Nicholas Thomas
5. A Pacific Century?; Akira Iriye
PART II: CONNECTIONS
6. The Environment; Ryan T. Jones
7. Movement; Adam McKeown
8. The Economy since 1800; Kaoru Sigihara
PART III: KNOWLEDGES
9. Religion; Bronwen Douglas
10. Law; Lisa Ford
11. Science; Sujit Sivasundaram
PART IV: IDENTITIES
12. Race; James Belich
13. Gender; Patricia O'Brien
14. Politics; Robert Aldrich
Afterword: Pacific Crosscurrents; Matt K. Matsuda
Notes
Further Reading
Index.
Product details
| Published | Jan 23 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 392 |
| ISBN | 9781137001641 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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