Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia - An Essay in Historical Anthropology (Paperback)

In this innovative book, Kirch and Green develop the theory and method of an anthropological approach to long-term history. Combining archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. Through an analysis of the history of Polynesian cultures they present a first-time detailed reconstruction of Hawaiki, the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished some 2,500 years ago. This book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the study of long-term history.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Patrick Vinton Kirch • Roger C. Green
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	375
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-78879-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
LSN:	0-521-78879-X
Barcode:	9780521788793

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