num_pages: 540
description: 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, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women. It incorporates material on the Maori, the Irianese in western New Guinea, the settled immigrant communities in Fiji, New Caledonia and the Hawaiian monarchy and follows migrants to New Zealand, Australia and North America.
language: English
title: The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
titlecomplete: The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders
genres: History
ratings_count: 6
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Kiriyama Prize
publisher: Cambridge University Press