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Prehistory in the Pacific Islands
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Prehistory in the Pacific Islands
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John E. Terrell
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:316 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 173 |
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| Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
History of other lands
World history - c 500 to C 1500 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521369565
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| Classifications | Dewey:990 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
27 May 1988 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
How, asks John Terrell in this richly illustrated and original book, can we best account for the remarkable diversity of the Pacific Islanders in biology, language, and custom? Traditionally scholars have recognized a simple racial division between Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Australians, and South-east Asians: peoples allegedly differing in physical appearance, temperament, achievements, and perhaps even intelligence. Terrell shows that such simple divisions do not fit the known facts and provide little more than a crude, static picture of human diversity.
Reviews'... a stimulating and critical assessment of the history of the Pacific Islands.' New Scientist
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