A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief - The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i (Hardcover)

Tracing the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea, archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific in this fascinating history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago. Combining more than four decades of his own research with Native Hawaiian oral traditions and the evidence of archaeology, Kirch puts a human face on the gradual rise to power of the Hawaiian god-kings, who by the late eighteenth century were locked in a series of wars for ultimate control of the entire archipelago.
This lively, accessible chronicle works back from Captain James Cook's encounter with the pristine kingdom in 1778, when the British explorers encountered an island civilization governed by rulers who could not be gazed upon by common people. Interweaving anecdotes from his own widespread travel and extensive archaeological investigations into the broader historical narrative, Kirch shows how the early Polynesian settlers of Hawai'i adapted to this new island landscape and created highly productive agricultural systems.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	August 2012
Authors:	Patrick Vinton Kirch
Dimensions:	235 x 163 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	346
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27330-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-520-27330-3
Barcode:	9780520273306

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