Polynesia, 900-1600 / Madi Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Madi, author.

Series:

Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)

Past imperfect

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polynesia--History.

Polynesia.

New Zealand--History.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 77 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2021.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction: Peoples, Geography, and Time

Chapter 1. Movement and Migration

Chapter 2. Adaptation and Change

Chapter 3. Complexity and Culture

Conclusion

Glossary

Further Reading

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

ISBN:

1-64189-216-1

1-64189-215-3

OCLC:

1257083677