ISBN:
9780824835866
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (474 p)
Edition:
Revised
Parallel Title:
Print version Pacific Islands : Environment and Society
DDC:
304.20995
Keywords:
Islands of the Pacific - Social life and customs
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- The Physical Environment -- 1. Climate -- 2. Oceanography -- 3. Geology -- 4. Geomorphology -- 5. Soils -- 6. Water -- The Living Environment -- 7. Biogeography -- 8. Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 9. Aquatic Ecosystems -- History -- 10. The Precontact Period -- 11. The Postcontact Period -- 12. Changing Patterns of Power -- Culture -- 13. Language -- 14. Social Relations -- 15. Gender -- 16. Tenure -- 17. Law -- 18. Religion -- 19. Literature -- 20. Art -- 21. Music and Dance Performance -- Population -- 22. Demography: A Slow or Stalled Demographic Transition Affecting Development -- 23. Mobility to Migration -- 24. Health -- 25. Education -- 26. Urban Challenges -- Economy -- 27. Pacific Island Economies -- 28. Agriculture -- 29. Logging -- 30. Ocean Resources -- 31. Mining -- 32. Tourism -- 33. Communications -- 34. Development Prospects -- Atlas -- Island Gazetteer -- Contributors -- index -- Back Cover.
Description / Table of Contents:
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""The Physical Environment""; ""1. Climate""; ""2. Oceanography""; ""3. Geology""; ""4. Geomorphology""; ""5. Soils""; ""6. Water""; ""The Living Environment""; ""7. Biogeography""; ""8. Terrestrial Ecosystems""; ""9. Aquatic Ecosystems""; ""History""; ""10. The Precontact Period""; ""11. The Postcontact Period""; ""12. Changing Patterns of Power""; ""Culture""; ""13. Language""; ""14. Social Relations""; ""15. Gender""; ""16. Tenure""; ""17. Law""; ""18. Religion""; ""19. Literature""; ""20. Art""
Description / Table of Contents:
""21. Music and Dance Performance""""Population""; ""22. Demography: A Slow or Stalled Demographic Transition Affecting Development""; ""23. Mobility to Migration""; ""24. Health""; ""25. Education""; ""26. Urban Challenges""; ""Economy""; ""27. Pacific Island Economies""; ""28. Agriculture""; ""29. Logging""; ""30. Ocean Resources""; ""31. Mining""; ""32. Tourism""; ""33. Communications""; ""34. Development Prospects""; ""Atlas""; ""Island Gazetteer""; ""Contributors""; ""index""; ""Back Cover""
Note:
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