Bolyanatz analyzes what is perhaps the single most influential set of reports on Polynesia--those of the French discovery of Tahiti in 1768. He then goes on to describe how anthropologists romanticize
In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population sign
In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population signe
More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling advent
Severin adds the world's most famous castaway to the roster of legendary figures whose adventures he has explored. In his signature approach to literary sleuthing, Severin uncovers the seaman's world
In this contribution to Asian American studies, a Honolulu-based producer of documentaries profiling Koreans and a history professor draw on interviews and family photos to portray a century of the Ko
Wichman, named a "living treasure by the Kauai Museum, compiles a pre-contact history of the Hawaiian island based on traditional chants and somewhat differing genealogies (back to the gods from which
An introduction to the geography, history, government, politics, economy, resources, people, and culture of Hawaii, including maps, charts, and a recipe.
As a rare Native Hawaiian writing about the people of the land's ( lhui ) historical struggle for national identity, Osorio (history, U. of Hawaii at Manoa) traces transformations begun in 1795 to the
Who was the real Robinson Crusoe? And what did he really experience during his solitary stay on a desert island? Souhami's revelatory account of piracy, betrayal, and raw survival in the eighteenth century leads us to the answers to both these questions.
The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian,
The day she was born, bells rang joyously and cannon fired noisy salutes--at last there was an heir to the Hawai'ian throne. But although this beautiful young princess worked tirelessly to prepare her
Borrowing from the works of Michel Foucault and Edward Said, Nicole (history and politics, U. of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji) explores the relationships between history, power, knowledge, and certai
