Pacific rising
Subtitle: the emergence of a new world culture
By: Simon Winchester.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Prentice-Hall Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
Subjects: Pacific Area.
Description: "A brilliant portrait of the peoples, history, culture and politics of the Pacific by a gifted and critically acclaimed author who remains fascinated and enthralled by the ocean Herman Melville called 'the tide-beating heart of the earth.'"--Dust jacket inside cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-487) and index.