| Description |
xvi, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Tupaia's Map -- Pt. I. Visions of History and Anthropology. 1. Partial Texts: Representation, Colonialism, and Agency in Pacific History. 2. Alejandro Mayta in Fiji: Narratives about Millenarianism, Colonialism, Postcolonial Politics, and Custom -- Pt. II. Colonial Images and Narratives. 3. Liberty and Licence: New Zealand Societies in Cook Voyage Anthropology. 4. Objects of Knowledge: Oceanic Artifacts in European Engravings. 5. Melanesians and Polynesians: Ethnic Typifications inside and outside Anthropology. 6. Fear and Loathing in the South Pacific: Colonial and Postcolonial History in Popular Fiction -- Pt. III. Beyond the Invention of Tradition. 7. Tin and Thatch. 8. The Inversion of Tradition. 9. Contrasts: Marriage and Identity in Western Fiji -- Epilogue: From Contrast to Relation -- App. The Bula Tale Movement |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-259) and index |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Oceania.
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Material culture -- Oceania.
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| SUBJECT |
Oceania -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116422
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Oceania -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116423
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Oceania http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093910 -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002344
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| LC no. |
96054634 |
| ISBN |
0822320029 acid-free paper |
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0822319985 paperback acid-free paper |
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