TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stenson, Marcia.
TI  - Illustrated history of the South Pacific
SN  - 9781869417185 (pbk.)
AV  - DU17 .S74 2006
U1  - 995 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Random House
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - fast
KW  - Oceania
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - History
N1  - Includes index; Geology & geography -- How we know about the past -- The arrival of a seafaring people -- The end of isolation : explorers and travellers -- What the Europeans & Polynesians discovered about each other -- European empires -- Living under colonial rule -- War in the Pacific -- The Cook Islands -- Fiji -- French Polynesia -- Niue -- Samoa -- Tokelau -- Tonga -- Tuvalu -- Polynesian outliers : Wallis, Futuna & Rotuma -- The South Pacific & the world -- Historical mysteries; Intermediate, junior secondary
N2  - The South Pacific is a huge expanse of ocean that encompasses more than 20,000 islands - including the islands of New Zealand. Illustrated history of the South Pacific is an excellent introduction to the story of the sea-faring people of this vast area. That history began about 6000 years ago when people first moved into the Pacific and continued with European exploration, war in the Pacific and political events both historic and current. Illustrtated history of the South Pacific includes specific information on the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and the Polynesian outliers
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