The Evolution Of The Polynesian Chiefdoms
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The Evolution Of The Polynesian Chiefdoms
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Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1989-07-13
The Evolution Of The Polynesian Chiefdoms written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-07-13 with History categories.
A first study from an archaeological perspective of the elaborate systems of Polynesian chiefdoms presents an original account of the processes of cultural change and evolution over three millennia.
On The Road Of The Winds
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Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002-03-15
On The Road Of The Winds written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-15 with Social Science categories.
Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.
Niuatoputapu
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Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
language : en
Publisher: Computer Science Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 1988
Niuatoputapu written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and has been published by Computer Science Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
The Evolution And Organisation Of Prehistoric Society In Polynesia
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Author : Michael W. Graves
language : en
Publisher: Australian Geographic
Release Date : 1993
The Evolution And Organisation Of Prehistoric Society In Polynesia written by Michael W. Graves and has been published by Australian Geographic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Polynesia categories.
Island Societies
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Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-10-09
Island Societies written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-10-09 with History categories.
Concentrating their attention on the Pacific Islands, the contributors to this book show how the tightly focused social and economic systems of islands offer archaeologists a series of unique opportunities for tracking and explaining prehistoric change. From the 1950s onwards, excavations in such islands as Fiji, Palau and Hawaii revolutionised Oceanic archaeology and, as the major problems of cultural origins and island sequences were resolves, archaeologists came increasingly to study social change and to integrate newly acquired data on material culture with older ethnographic and ethnohistorical materials. The fascinating results of this work, centring on the evolution of complex Oceanic chiefdoms into something very much like classic 'archaic states', are authoritatively surveyed here.
How Chiefs Became Kings
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Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2019-05-07
How Chiefs Became Kings written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Social Science categories.
In How Chiefs Became Kings, Patrick Vinton Kirch addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of “archaic states” whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. Kirch takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom. Integrating anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, traditional history, and theory, and drawing on significant contributions from his own four decades of research, Kirch argues that Hawaiian polities had become states before the time of Captain Cook’s voyage (1778-1779). The status of most archaic states is inferred from the archaeological record. But Kirch shows that because Hawai‘i’s kingdoms were established relatively recently, they could be observed and recorded by Cook and other European voyagers. Substantive and provocative, this book makes a major contribution to the literature of precontact Hawai‘i and illuminates Hawai‘i’s importance in the global theory and literature about divine kingship, archaic states, and sociopolitical evolution.
Chiefdoms
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Author : Timothy K. Earle
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1993-04
Chiefdoms written by Timothy K. Earle and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-04 with Social Science categories.
These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.
The Evolution Of God
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Author : Robert Wright
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2009-06-08
The Evolution Of God written by Robert Wright and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-08 with Religion categories.
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest. And this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism, but future harmony. Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward.
The Cambridge History Of The Native Peoples Of The Americas
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Author : Bruce G. Trigger
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996
The Cambridge History Of The Native Peoples Of The Americas written by Bruce G. Trigger and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
Cultural Anthropology
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Author : John H. Bodley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2011-04-16
Cultural Anthropology written by John H. Bodley and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-16 with Social Science categories.
This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. It uniquely challenges students to consider the big questions about the nature of cultural systems.