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| Author | : Jason Campbell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2017-08-25 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781975796440 |
Polynesian Culture. The People and Home. There is still debate over the definitive origins of Polynesian culture and that transfers also, to the notion of tattooing. One thing that is certain is that the term Polynesian or Polynesia incorporates many tribes including Marquesans, Samoans, Niueans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, Hawaiians, Tahitians and Maori. All of these tribes are genetically linked to the indigenous peoples from parts of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia and in turn, Polynesia are sub-regions of Oceania, comprising of a large grouping of over 1000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean, within a triangle that encompasses New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island as it's corners. The people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs. However, Polynesian languages may actually vary slightly from each other, and in some cases they actually differ quite significantly. There are some words, which are basically the same throughout all Polynesian languages, reflecting the deepest core of all Polynesian cultures. Moana (ocean) and mana (spiritual force and energy) are two terms that transcend all Polynesian cultures.
| Author | : O'Neal Claire |
| Publisher | : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2014-06-10 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 161228602X |
Polynesian Cultures in Perspective is an in-depth look at the different regional cultures of the large number of Polynesian islands and countries, with an emphasis on current culture. The young reader is presented with an overview of a variety of regional cultures that developed historically and analyzes how the cultural history shapes the Polynesian region's current culture. The book is written in a lively and interesting style and contains the Polynesian region's languages, foods, music/dance, art/literature, religions, holidays, lifestyle, and most importantly contemporary culture in the country today. The book has been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.
| Author | : Patrick Vinton Kirch |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2001-03-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521788793 |
The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the theory and method of long-term history.
| Author | : Keith Chambers |
| Publisher | : Waveland Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2000-10-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1478608293 |
Thousands of years ago, Polynesian voyagers discovered and settled Nanumea atoll, a tiny cluster of coral islets in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The community prospered, first evolving into a traditional culture finely tuned to the atolls limited environment and then weathering new changes imposed by missionaries, colonial officials, and Westernization itself. Now one of eight separate island communities comprising the modern Pacific nation of Tuvalu, Nanumea faces new challenges: rising sea levels, globalization, and massive social and economic changes. Using personal stories that evoke the difficulties and excitement of fieldwork, Keith and Anne Chambers draw on more than twenty-five years of ethnographic research in Nanumea to craft an engaging account of Nanumean culture and social organization. Readers will come to appreciate how the communitys intense sharing obligations, service-oriented chieftainship, and a flexible system of extensive kinship reckoning define a lifestyle that differs fundamentally from modern Western society.
| Author | : Rita Faelli |
| Publisher | : Blake Education |
| Total Pages | : 38 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Cook Islands |
| ISBN | : 9781741641073 |
| Author | : Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie, Hawaii) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : Polynesians |
| ISBN | : |
Tourist guide to the Polynesian Culture Center in Laie, Hawaiʻi. Includes description of the center, map, transportation information, and list and times of events that take place in the areas related to different Polynesian cultures.
| Author | : Claire O'Neal |
| Publisher | : Mitchell Lane |
| Total Pages | : 89 |
| Release | : 2020-05-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1545751676 |
Polynesian Cultures in Perspective is an in-depth look at the different regional cultures of the large number of Polynesian islands and countries, with an emphasis on current culture. The young reader is presented with an overview of a variety of regional cultures that developed historically and analyzes how the cultural History shapes the Polynesian region s current culture. The book is written in a lively and interesting style and contains the Polynesian region s languages, foods, music/dance, art/literature, religions, holidays, lifestyle, and most importantly contemporary culture in the country today. The book has been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.
| Author | : Richard Feinberg |
| Publisher | : Kent State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2003-03-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780873387880 |
After fourteen months of field research in 1972-73 and an additional four months of field work with the Anutans in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara in 1983, Richard Feinberg here provides a thorough study of Anutan seafaring and navigation. In doing so he gives rare insights into the larger picture of how Polynesians have adapted to the sea. This richly illustrated book explores the theory and technique used by Anutans in construction, use, and handling of their craft; the navigational skills still employed in interisland voyaging; and their culturally patterned attitudes toward the ocean and travel on the high seas. Further, the discussion is set within the context of social relations, values, and the Anutan's own symbolic definitions of the world in which they live.
| Author | : Geoff Alexander |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 293 |
| Release | : 2018-12-31 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1476633568 |
How did Hawaiian and Polynesian culture come to dramatically alter American music, fashion and decor, as well as ideas about race, in less than a century? It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the Pacific War, then made big leap with the advent of low-cost air travel. By the end of the 1950s, mainlanders were hosting tiki parties, listening to exotic music, lazing on rattan furniture in Hawaiian shirts and, of course, surfing. Increasingly, they were marrying people outside of their own racial groups as well. The author describes how this cultural conquest came about and the people and events that led to it.
| Author | : Peter Leiataua Ahching |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2007-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1411602730 |
POLYNESIAN INTERCONNECTIONS celebrates the unity of one Polynesian family related to Europeans, Asians and Aborigines Africans through their ancient heritage and genetics. The term Polynesian means 'many islands' or 'many races.' The Polynesians came from an ancient family of intermixed races and today we share our love with all peoples of the world. We are one family, the human family, the Polynesian family. To the world we say 'ALOHA.' And may the love and spirit of family bring happiness and prosperity into our lives.
