TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quanchi,Max
AU  - Adams,Ron
TI  - Culture contact in the Pacific: essays on contact, encounter, and response 
SN  - 0521422841
AV  - GN663 .C85 1993
U1  - 303.4821823 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Pacific Islanders
KW  - Cultural assimilation
KW  - History
KW  - Acculturation
KW  - Oceania
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - Europe
KW  - Colonies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Pre-European Pacific Society: --; 1; The origins of pacific peoples --; 2; Pre-European societies in the Pacific Islands --; Part II; European 'discovery' of the Pacific: --; 3; European discovery or multiple discoveries --; 4; Being discovered: perceptions and control of strangers --; Part III; Islanders and Europeans in the Nineteenth Century: --; 5; Trade interaction --; 6; Religious interaction --; 7; Labour recruiting and indenture --; 8; Response and change in polynesian societies --; Part IV; From Colonialism to Independence: --; 9; Patterns of colonial rule --; 10; The path to independence --; 11; Non-colonial influences and issues --; Part V; The Changing Image of the Pacific: --; 12; The changing image of the Pacific
N2  - "The authors have brought together a collection of works from specialists in Pacific History from across Australia and throughout the Pacific. The individual contributions were specifically written to meet the needs of senior history courses in Australia. Max Quanchi and Ron Adams are well-known educationists who have specialised in the pacific. They have extensively travelled and studied in the Pacific and have spent many years teaching history to secondary and fertiary students. The result is an authoritative text for all senior History and Australian Studies students who need to understand the Pacific region."--Publisher description
ER  -