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1	Night Watch more books like this by Kevin Armstrong add to wishlist These eight stories are all set on or near the islands of Fiji, Tahiti, and Tonga. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Sexual Encounters: Pacific Texts, Modern Sexualities more books like this by Lee Wallace add to wishlist see all copies from £6.48! new only from £7.47!
3	New World and Pacific Civilizations: Cultures of America, Asia, and the Pacific more books like this by Goran Burenhult (Editor), David Hurst Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist This fourth volume of the Landmark Series from the American Museum of Natural History surveys the ancient wonders of the "new world" and the Pacific Islands--including the civilizations of the Maya, Aztecs, Incas, and Native North Americans; the ancient occupation of the Pacific Islands; and the unique development of Japanese culture. 300 full ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
4	A History of the Pacific Islands more books like this by Steven Roger Fischer add to wishlist A History of the Pacific Islands traces the human history of nearly one-third of the globe over a fifty-thousand 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 skilful interpretation of scholarship in the field. Fischer's familiarity with ... see all copies from £13.29! new only from £16.45! \| first editions
5	Critical Health Issues Asian Pacific Island more books like this by Nolan W S Zane, Ph.D. (Editor), David T Takeuchi, Ph.D. (Editor), Kathleen N J Young (Editor) add to wishlist The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts for improving the health status of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. This book was stimulated by the ideas and efforts of the Forum's National Research Advisory Council (NRAC). First ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £81.30! \| first editions
6	Culture Contact in the Pacific: Essays on Contact, Encounter and Response more books like this by Max Quanchi (Editor), Ron Adams (Editor) add to wishlist The authors have brought together a collection of works from specialists in Pacific History from across Australia and throughout the Pacific. The individual contributions were specifically written to meet the needs of senior history courses in Australia. Max Quanchi and Ron Adams are well-known educationists who have specialised in the pacific. ... see all copies from £8.98! new only from £15.16! \| first editions
7	Penina Uliuli: Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples more books like this by Philip Culbertson (Editor), Margaret Nelson Agee (Editor), Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale add to wishlist A collection of essays that examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing. see all copies from £15.48! new only from £15.48! \| first editions
8	South seas : myths and legends more books like this by Donald A. Mackenzie add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £12.47! \| first editions
9	Sailors and Traders: A Maritime History of the Pacific Peoples more books like this by Alastair Couper add to wishlist Written by a senior scholar and master mariner, "Sailors and Traders" is the first comprehensive account of the maritime peoples of the Pacific. It focuses on the sailors who led the exploration and settlement of the islands and New Zealand and their seagoing descendants, providing along the way new material and unique observations on traditional ... see all copies from £26.55! new only from £38.83!
10	The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders more books like this by Malama Meleisea, Donald Denoon (Editor), Stewart Firth add to wishlist This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, ... see all copies from £38.14! new only from £51.53!
11	People of the Sea: Environment, Identity & History more books like this by Paul D'Arcy add to wishlist Oceania is characterized by thousands of islands and archipelagoes amidst the vast expanse of the Pacific. Although it is one of the few truly oceanic habitats occupied permanently by humankind, surprisingly little research has been done on the maritime dimension of Pacific history. "The People of the Sea" attempts to fill this gap by combining ... see all copies from £16.30! new only from £16.30!
12 view cover	Double Ghosts: Oceanian Voyagers on Euroamerican Ships more books like this by David A Chappell add to wishlist This narrative recounts the 18th and 19th century "shipping out" of Pacific islanders aboard European and American vessels, a kind of "counter-exploring", that echoed the ancient voyages of settlement of their island ancestors. see all copies from £29.33! new only from £80.48!
13 view cover	Hau'ofa: Kisses in the Nederends more books like this by Epeli Hau'ofa add to wishlist By turns savage and absurdly comic, this brilliant satire allows Hau'ofa to comment on aspects of life in a small Pacific community perched precariously between traditional and modern ways. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.49!
14	Cane and Labour: The Political Economy of the Queensland Sugar Industry, 1862-1906 more books like this by Professor Adrian Graves add to wishlist An analysis of the economic and social history of indentured Pacific Island labour migrants in the Queensland sugar industry, and of the rise and fall of the extensive system of plantations upon which the workers laboured. The period covered is 1862-1906. The book employs the method of historical materialism and the analytical approach of ... see all copies from £6.40! new only from £26.87! \| first editions
15 view cover	Person, Self, and Experience: Exploring Pacific Ethnopsychologies more books like this by Geoffrey M White add to wishlist see all copies from £5.87! new only from £35.13! \| first editions
16 view cover	Infectious Diseases: Colonising the Pacific? more books like this by John Miles add to wishlist This book attempts to discover which diseases were present in the Pacific before the arrival of Europeans and which were subsequently introduced, drawing on historical writings, linguistic evidence, reports of past epidemics, and investigations of established indigenous medical treatments. It presents a new theory of the spread of malaria through ... see all copies from £10.11! new only from £10.11!
17 view cover	Archaeology of Difference: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania more books like this by Robin Torrence, Anne Clarke add to wishlist The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement in the recent historical past. Using case studies from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia, the contributors all share a concern with tracking the processes of contact between indigenous ... see all copies from £100.23! new only from £100.23!
18 view cover	The Pacific Islands more books like this by Anne Wallace Sharp add to wishlist The Melanesians, Polynesians and Micronesians are the indigenous people of the Pacific. Migrating from Southeast Asia in one of the greatest navigational feats of history, the people of the Pacific developed a rich cultural and spiritual life that, despite oppression from Western colonial powers, persists today. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £22.24!
19 view cover	South Sea Maidens: Western Fantasy and Sexual Politics in the South Pacific more books like this by Michael Sturma add to wishlist From the first European contact with Tahiti in 1767, the myth of the South Sea maiden has endured through many incarnations. Although the malden frequently provided an idealized antidote to Western women's self-assertion, the South Pacific also afforded a space where boundaries between the sexes could be relaxed and transgressed. From James Cook ... see all copies from £74.63! new only from £74.63!
20 view cover	Pirating the Pacific: Images of Travel, Trade & Tourism more books like this by Ann Stephen (Editor) add to wishlist Pirating the Pacific is compelling reading for anyone interested in visual culture and colonial history. see all copies from £16.85! new only from £40.71!
21 view cover	Feasts & Festivals more books like this by Glenn Jowitt add to wishlist The love of colour is so strong in the Islands that it is transplanted to wherever Pacific people live. However, beneath the colourful costumes, flowers and other embellishments are deeply significant traditional ceremonies which remain an integral part of the cultural luggage that Island peoples brought with them on their journey to New Zealand. ... see all copies from £7.48!
22	Islanders more books like this by Douglas Simonson add to wishlist see all copies from £16.83! new only from £39.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Pasifika Women: Our Stories in New Zealand more books like this by Sandra Kailahi add to wishlist Sandra Kailahi has interviewed 20 Pacific women that have worked tirelessly within the New Zealand community to better the lives of their peoples. Included are politicians, artists, writers, church representatives, sportswomen, community leaders and many more. The interviews cover early lives to the present, and showcase the strengths and depths ... see all copies from £20.80! new only from £20.80!
24 view cover	The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders more books like this by Donald Denoon (Editor), Karen Nero (Editor), Malama Meleisea (Editor) add to wishlist This history presents an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, ... see all copies from £61.69! new only from £119.63! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Asian Databook more books like this by David Garoogian (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £73.89!

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