Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia: An Essay in Historical Anthropology

by Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green

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In this innovative book, Kirch and Green develop the theory and method of an anthropological approach to long-term history. Combining archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. Through an analysis of the history of Polynesian cultures they present a first-time detailed reconstruction of Hawaiki, the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052178879X

ISBN13:9780521788793

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:394 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Related Subjects

Archaeology Australia & Oceania Cultural History Humanities Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences State & Local

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