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The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms - New Studies in Archaeology
Patrick Vinton Kirch
The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms - New Studies in Archaeology
Patrick Vinton Kirch
This is an archaeological perspective on the elaborate system of chiefdoms found in the islands of Polynesia. Using comparative ethnography, lexical reconstruction and direct archaeological evidence, the author reconstructs Ancestral Polynesian Society and details colonization, adaptation to changing environments, development of intensive production and social conflict and competition.
328 pages, maps, glossary, index, references
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 13, 1989 |
ISBN13 | 9780521273169 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 156 × 229 × 20 mm · 496 g |
Series Editor | Ashmore, Wendy |
Series Editor | Gamble, Clive |
Series Editor | O'shea, John |
Series Editor | Renfrew, Lord Colin |
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