Native cultures of the Pacific Islands / Douglas L. Oliver ; illustrations by Lois Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Douglas L.

Contributor:

Oliver, Douglas L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Oceania.

Ethnology.

Oceania.

Oceania--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

ix, 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [1989]

Summary:

Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousand distinctive peoples. This overview of the cultures of the Pacific Islands treats their physical setting, prehistory, activities, and social relations before European influences subjected them to radical changes. It is intended mainly for college-level students in courses dealing with the region, but Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands will also be enjoyed by those interested in the Pacific Islands and by visitors to the Pacific. The book is an abridgement of the author's larger, two-volume work, Oceania: The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands. Native Cultures of the Pacific Islands contains a number of maps and illustrations from the larger work.

Notes:

An abridgement of part of the author's Oceania.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 155-167.

Related Work:

Oliver, Douglas L. Oceania.

ISBN:

0824811828

OCLC:

18257409