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The People of the Sea
Paul D'Arcy
其他書名
Environment, Identity, And History in Oceania
出版University of Hawaii Press, 2006-01-01
主題History / Australia & New ZealandSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Anthropology / Physical
ISBN082482959X9780824829599
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Sp1zroD_ccMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Oceania is characterized by thousands of islands and archipelagoes amidst the vast expanse of the Pacific. Although it is one of the few truly oceanic habitats occupied permanently by humankind, surprisingly little research has been done on the maritime dimension of Pacific history. The People of the Sea attempts to fill this gap by combining neglected historical and scientific material to provide the first synthetic study of ocean-people interaction in the region from 1770 to 1870. It emphasizes Pacific Islanders' varied and evolving relationships with the sea during a crucial transitional era following sustained European contact. Countering the dominant paradigms of recent Pacific Islands' historiography, which tend to limit understanding of the sea's importance, this volume emphasizes the flux in the maritime environment and how it instilled an expectation and openness toward outside influences ...