The authors have brought together a collection of works from specialists in Pacific History from across Australia and throughout the Pacific. The individual con

Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human e

Even before Western contact, the Pacific Islanders inhabited nearly every island north and east of Australia - a thousand distinctive peoples. This overview of

Art historians have long been accustomed to thinking about art and artists in terms of national traditions. This volume takes a different approach, suggesting i

Culture and History in the Pacific is a collection of essays originally published in 1990. The texts explore from different perspectives the question of culture