The Austronesians
Subtitle: historical and comparative perspectives
By: edited by Peter Bellwood, James J. Fox, and Darrell Tryon.
Contributors: Bellwood, Peter S.; Fox, James J., 1940-; Tryon, D. T.; Australian National University. Comparative Austronesian Project.
Publisher: Dept. of Anthropology as part of the Comparative Austronesian Project, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Austronesian languages -- Congresses.; Prehistoric peoples -- Islands of the Pacific -- Congresses.; Prehistoric peoples -- Asia, Southeastern -- Congresses.; Comparative civilization -- Congresses.; Islands of the Pacific -- Civilization -- Congresses.; Southeast Asia -- Civilization -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "The Austronesian-speaking populations of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians. This volume is a publication of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies' Comparative Austronesian Project." -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers originally presented at a conference of the Comparative Austronesian Project.