More Shopping OptionsA History of the Pacific Islands traces the human history of nearly one-third of the globe over a 50,000 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 skillful interpretation of scholarship in the field. Fischer's familiarity with work in archaeology and anthropology as well as in history enriches the text, making this a book with wide appeal for students and general readers.
Steven Roger Fischer is at the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures.
"A magnificent achievement – richly informative and engagingly written." --Harvey Whitehouse, Queen’s University of Belfast
"It has a discernibly individual style that I find appealing and which will make it very useful in a range of undergraduate courses." --Hugh Laracy, University of Auckland
The First Islanders * Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians * The European Trespass * The Second Colonization * New Pacific Identities * Pacific Islanders in Transit * Reinventing Pacific Islands * The 'New Pacific'
