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Author : Paul Rainbird
Release : 2004-06-03
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Micronesia by : Paul Rainbird
Download or read book The Archaeology of Micronesia written by Paul Rainbird. This book was released on 2004-06-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : Paul Rainbird
Release : 2007-07-09
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Islands by : Paul Rainbird
Download or read book The Archaeology of Islands written by Paul Rainbird. This book was released on 2007-07-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and questions the basis for such an understanding of island archaeology. Through a series of case studies of prehistoric archaeology in the Mediterranean, Pacific, Baltic, and Atlantic seas and oceans, he argues for a decentering of the land in favor of an emphasis on the archaeology of the sea and, ultimately, a new perspective on the making of maritime communities. The archaeology of islands is thus unshackled from approaches that highlight boundedness and isolation, and replaced with a new set of principles - that boundaries are fuzzy, islanders are distinctive in their expectation of contacts with people from over the seas, and that island life can tell us much about maritime communities. Debating islands, thus, brings to the fore issues of identity and community and a concern with Western construction of other peoples.
Author : Robert C. Kiste
Release : 1999-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis American Anthropology in Micronesia by : Robert C. Kiste
Download or read book American Anthropology in Micronesia written by Robert C. Kiste. This book was released on 1999-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Anthropology in Micronesia: An Assessment evaluates how anthropological research in the Trust Territory has affected the Micronesian people, the U.S. colonial administration, and the discipline of anthropology itself. Contributors analyze the interplay between anthropology and history, in particular how American colonialism affected anthropologists' use of history, and examine the research that has been conducted by American anthropologists in specific topical areas of socio-cultural anthropology. Although concentrating largely on disciplinary concerns, the authors consider the connections between work done in the era of applied anthropology and that completed later when anthropology was pursued mainly for its own sake. The focus then returns to applied concerns in more recent years and issues pertaining to the relevance of anthropology for the world of practical affairs. It will be of essential interest to students and scholars of Pacific Islands studies and the history of anthropology.
Author : Peter Sherwood Chapman
Release : 1964
Genre : Archaeology
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Book Synopsis Micronesian Archaeology by : Peter Sherwood Chapman
Download or read book Micronesian Archaeology written by Peter Sherwood Chapman. This book was released on 1964. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William N. Morgan
Release : 2010-07-26
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia by : William N. Morgan
Download or read book Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia written by William N. Morgan. This book was released on 2010-07-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the many centuries preceding Western contact, a richly diverse and innovative architectural tradition reached maturity in the western Pacific. Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia, the first modern study of this remarkable work, reveals that there is no such thing as primitive architecture but only primitive means. This study presents five distinctly different examples of Micronesia's ancient architecture. The sites include the extraordinary stone cities of Leluh and Nan Madol on the islands of Kosrae and Pohnpei, respectively. Other structures include the meeting houses and residences built on hexagonal stone platforms in the Yap Islands, the earth terraces and ornately decorated meeting houses of Palau, and the megalithic columns and capstones of prehistoric houses in the Mariana Islands. These structures are illustrated by photographs, maps, plans, and other drawings. Many of the basic data come from archaeological investigations of the specific sites. Summaries at the ends of chapters and in the concluding section compare the architectural characteristics of the island groups with each other and with monuments outside Micronesia. One of the most remarkable achievements of any ancient people, the prehistoric architecture of Micronesia is a source of continuing inspiration for persons who search for meaning in the built form of our present-day environment.
