This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women. It incorporates material on the Maori, the Irianese in western New Guinea, the settled immigrant communities in Fiji, New Caledonia and the Hawaiian monarchy and follows migrants to New Zealand, Australia and North America.
- ISBN13 9780521441957
- Publish Date 28 August 1997
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 17 September 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 540
- Language English