Sailors and traders : a maritime history of the Pacific peoples / Alastair Couper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Couper, A. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacific Islanders--History.

Pacific Islanders.

Sea Peoples--Pacific Area--History.

Sea Peoples.

Sailors--Pacific Area--History.

Sailors.

Shipping--Pacific Area--History.

Shipping.

History.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

xiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2009]

Summary:

The discovery and settlement of the islands of the Pacific is the last and greatest story of human migration. The daring explores who crossed the vast ocean that covers a third of the earth's surface were the world's first deep-sea sailors and navigators. Thousands of years before any other peoples left the sight of land, they were venturing across unknown seas to settle far-flung islands. This richly illustrated account of Pacific voyaging, past and present, examines the very latest findings from world authorities. These fascinating insights are interwoven with superb photographs, artifacts, maps, and diagrams, which together tell a story that is a testament to the ingenuity and bravery of humankind.

Contents:

Introduction: A seafaring perspective

Sailors, myths and traditions

The first pacific seafarers

Settlements, territories and trade

The arrival of foreign ships

Pacific commercial shipowners

Under foreign sail

Dangers, mutinies and the law

Companies, colonies and crewing

Island protests and enterprises

Contemporary local and regional shipping

The global pacific seafarer

Epilogue: Some contemporary resonances.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.

ISBN:

9780824832391

0824832396

OCLC:

255013110