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The Resource Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology, Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green, (electronic resource)

Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology, Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green, (electronic resource)

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The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the theory and method of long-term history.--
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Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology
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Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia
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an essay in historical anthropology
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Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green
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eng
Summary
The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the theory and method of long-term history.--
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Green, Roger Curtis
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  • Ethnology
  • Ethnology
  • Hawaiians
  • Polynesians
  • Hawaii
  • Polynesia
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Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology, Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green, (electronic resource)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology, Patrick Vinton Kirch and Roger C. Green, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511613678
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text
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rdacontent
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CR9780511613678
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unknown
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1 online resource (xvii, 375 pages)
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online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780521788793
Media category
computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)57218655

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