A History of the Pacific Islands: Steven Roger Fischer: 9780333949764: Book: History: eCampus.com

A History of the Pacific Islands traces the human history of nearly one-third of the globe over a 50,000 year span. This is history on a grand scale, taking the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia from prehistoric culture to the present day through a skillful interpretation of scholarship in the field. Fischer's familiarity with work in archaeology and anthropology as well as in history enriches the text, making this a book with wide appeal for students and general readers.

List of Maps

Preface

Acknowledgements

xiv

Introduction

xvi

The First Islanders

(22)

From Sunda to Sahul

(5)

Ancient Near Oceania

(4)

The Austronesians and Lapita

(4)

Into Remote Oceania

(5)

Archaic Pacific Islands

(4)

Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians

(58)

Melanesia

(3)

Micronesia

(3)

Polynesia

(11)

Regional Characteristics

(2)

`Mystery Islands' and Outliers

(4)

Oceanic Systems

(6)

Gender Roles

(3)

Social Structures and Warfare

(9)

Traditional Production and Economies

(5)

Belief Systems and Art

(8)

On the Eve of European Incursion

(3)

The European Trespass

(39)

First Outsiders

(7)

Britain and France

(7)

Sealers, Traders and Whalers

(7)

Missionaries

102

(6)

The Outsiders' Pacific Islands

108

(4)

Pacific Islanders and Outsiders

112

(8)

The Second Colonization

120

(49)

A Century of Displacement

120

(3)

New Zealand Becomes British

123

(7)

Tahiti and the French

130

(6)

Hawai'i

136

(6)

Samoa

142

(4)

Tonga

146

(3)

Fiji

149

(4)

Greater Melanesia

153

(9)

Micronesia

162

(7)

New Pacific Identities

169

(32)

Colonial Realities in the Early Twentieth Century

169

(2)

New Zealand Becomes a Nation

171

(3)

The Integration of Melanesia

174

(7)

The USA in the Pacific

181

(2)

Tonga and Western Samoa

183

(5)

France in the Pacific

188

(3)

Japan's Micronesian Colonies

191

(3)

The Colonial Legacy

194

(7)

Pacific Islanders in Transit

201

(29)

War in the Pacific

201

(4)

Islanders in Uniform

205

(5)

The Challenge of Peace

210

(4)

Towards a Freer Pacific

214

(6)

Myth and Reality

220

(10)

Reinventing Pacific Islands

230

(32)

The Nuclear Pacific

230

(9)

Independence and Beyond

239

(11)

Neocolonialism and Vestigial Colonialism

250

(12)

The `New Pacific'

262

(25)

The Diaspora

262

(7)

Changing Economies

269

(6)

Women in the Pacific

275

(3)

Pacific Sport

278

(2)

Modern Pacific Identities

280

(3)

Towards a `Union of Pacific Islands'

283

(4)

Selected Further Reading

287

(11)

Index

298

Steven Roger Fischer is at the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures.


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