The Pacific Islands : an encyclopedia
Brij V. Lal (Editor), Kate Fortune (Editor)
Island profiles include American Samoa, Chatham Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Rotuma, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Irian Jaya, Kermadec islands, Kirbati, Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Malden Island, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Niue, Norfolk island, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Bonin Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Rapanui, Easter Island, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Torres Strait Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna
Encyclopedia
xxxvi, 664 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
9780824822651, 082482265X
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The sea
The land
Plants, birds and animals
Climate and nature
Settlement
Language
Voyaging
Demography
Living in cities
Diaspora
Histories in the Pacific
Indigenous chiefly systems, titles and trade
European visitors : first contacts
Religion and Christianity
Trade and labour
Land tenure and alienation
Colonial rule
World War II
Post-war Pacific
Leadership
Parties, politics and protest movements
Political and legal systems
The region and the world
Agriculture
Labour
Fisheries, forestry and mining
Transport
Financial and economic development
Gender and family relationships
Education
Social order
Health
Sports and games
Communications
Culture and identity
Dress and decorative art
Performance
Literature
Pacific arts
Island profiles