The Quest for Origins: Who First Discovered and Settled the Pacific Islands?

Howe, Professor K. R.

ISBN 10: 0824827503 / ISBN 13: 9780824827502

Published by University of Hawaii Press, 2003

Like new. Softbound 8vo. From space, from Egypt, from the Americas? From other ancient civilisations? These are but some of today's more fanciful claims about the first settlers of the islands of the Pacific. But none of them correctly answer the question: where did the Polynesians come from? This book is a thoughtful and devastating critique of such 'new' learning, and a careful and accessible survey of modern archaeology, anthropological, genetic and linguistic findings about the origins of Pacific Islanders. 235pp. Index, biblio. B/w maps. * > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Soft cover |. Seller Inventory # CORV-BBP-19754

Synopsis:

Did they come from space, from Egypt, from the Americas? From other ancient civilizations? These are some of today's most fanciful claims about the first settlers of the islands of the Pacific. But none of them correctly answer the question: Where did the Polynesians come from?

This book is a thoughtful and devastating critique of such "new" learning, and a careful and accessible survey of modern archaeological, anthropological, genetic, and linguistics findings about the origins of Pacific Islanders. Professor Howe also examines the two-hundred-year-old history of Western ideas about Polynesian origins in the context of ever-changing fads and intellectual fashions.

About the Author:

Editor: Howe, K. R.;
K. R. Howe is professor of history at Massey University, Auckland.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Quest for Origins: Who First Discovered ...
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New